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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| BOTSWAN | | Preliminary 10/2008 Data in Million M2 |
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(P) These data are limited preliminary import data based on import figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
It will be supplanted by official imports from the Census Bureau as those data become available. The release of these data
is to allow preliminary analysis of the impact of total imports into the United States and imports from China into the
United States to facilitate the administration of the textile safeguard in China's WTO Accession Agreement.
Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 10/2008
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2006 2007 10/2007 10/2008 % Change 10/2007 8/2008 9/2008 10/2008 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Cotton:
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.052 0.052 0.000 -99.93 0.052 0.052 0.024 0.000 -99.93 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.191 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.504 0.995 0.871 0.779 -10.52 0.981 0.918 0.870 0.903 -7.94 0.08
339 W/G Knit Blouse 1.506 1.184 1.047 0.819 -21.81 1.296 0.801 0.885 0.956 -26.25 0.07
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.000 0.106 0.096 * * 0.096 0.010 0.010 0.010 -89.67 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.176 0.127 0.127 * * 0.127 0.036 * * * *
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.913 0.088 0.088 * * 0.278 * * * * *
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.820 0.075 0.075 * * 0.108 0.055 0.013 * * *
352 Cotton Underwear 0.000 0.058 0.058 * * 0.058 0.038 0.038 * * *
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
360 Pillowcases 0.014 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
361 Cotton Sheets 0.078 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.129 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.070 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.88 0.00
Man-Made Fiber:
632 Hosiery 0.256 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
634 Other Coats, MB 0.000 0.029 0.029 * * 0.029 0.029 0.029 * * *
635 Coats, W/G 0.234 0.290 0.290 0.308 6.00 0.315 0.449 0.333 0.308 -2.14 0.07
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.289 0.127 0.127 0.092 -27.21 0.143 0.102 0.064 0.092 -35.50 0.01
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.955 1.041 1.022 0.134 -86.88 1.044 0.390 0.278 0.152 -85.42 0.03
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.037 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.238 0.042 0.042 0.034 -20.62 0.042 0.034 0.034 0.034 -20.62 0.02
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.145 0.105 0.105 0.107 2.13 0.117 0.108 0.055 0.107 -8.14 0.02
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.905 1.130 1.102 0.462 -58.09 1.102 0.890 0.675 0.490 -55.57 0.13
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.077 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.042 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *