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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| LESOTHO | | 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 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.115 0.546 0.436 0.019 -95.56 0.436 0.388 0.232 0.129 -70.42 0.39
239 Baby Garm / Acc 3.143 2.007 1.841 1.371 -25.53 2.209 1.441 1.474 1.537 -30.41 0.18
Cotton:
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.697 1.003 0.952 0.919 -3.46 1.011 0.899 1.038 0.970 -4.03 0.26
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.314 0.006 0.006 0.455 7618.13 0.006 0.363 0.429 0.455 7618.13 0.07
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.061 0.061 * * 0.061 0.060 0.060 * * *
338 Knit Shirts,MB 12.397 11.358 10.108 8.310 -17.79 12.231 10.165 10.012 9.560 -21.84 0.85
339 W/G Knit Blouse 14.579 15.369 13.756 9.514 -30.83 15.789 12.443 11.609 11.127 -29.53 0.79
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.006 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
342 Cotton Skirts 0.382 0.273 0.201 0.106 -47.04 0.241 0.179 0.178 0.178 -25.90 0.12
345 Cotton Sweater 0.005 1.278 0.832 0.018 -97.89 0.832 0.754 0.664 0.464 -44.21 0.15
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 24.538 22.666 19.699 17.010 -13.65 23.631 19.758 20.056 19.977 -15.46 1.83
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 18.384 19.391 16.397 15.485 -5.56 18.937 17.276 18.056 18.480 -2.42 1.15
352 Cotton Underwear 0.027 0.158 0.158 0.011 -92.99 0.158 0.077 0.011 0.011 -92.99 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.201 0.050 0.050 0.013 -74.40 0.050 0.022 0.013 0.013 -74.40 0.00
Wool:
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.006 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 * 0.000 0.011 0.011 0.011 * 0.06
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.000 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
634 Other Coats, MB 0.540 0.806 0.773 0.112 -85.53 1.090 0.770 0.549 0.145 -86.74 0.04
635 Coats, W/G 1.774 1.249 1.025 1.461 42.56 1.281 1.284 1.710 1.686 31.58 0.36
638 Knit Shirts, MB 4.060 5.108 4.339 6.880 58.58 4.774 6.691 6.972 7.649 60.24 1.07
639 Knit Blouses,WG 4.242 3.545 2.573 2.385 -7.31 3.169 3.693 3.362 3.356 5.92 0.61
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 16200.00 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 16200.00 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.051 0.014 0.014 0.016 9.53 0.014 0.001 0.001 0.016 9.53 0.01
642 Skirts 0.062 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.000 1.078 1.078 * * 1.078 * * * * *
647 Trousers,etc MB 3.667 2.639 2.240 3.213 43.43 2.747 3.512 3.602 3.612 31.50 0.79
648 Slacks,etc. WG 5.732 3.722 3.626 3.975 9.61 4.027 3.002 4.132 4.070 1.07 1.10
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.000 0.079 0.079 * * 0.079 * * * * *
652 M-MF Underwear 0.000 0.031 0.031 0.115 272.45 0.031 0.115 0.115 0.115 272.45 0.02
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.241 2.680 2.559 0.912 -64.38 2.559 1.186 1.089 1.033 -59.66 0.07
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.000 0.022 0.022 * * 0.022 0.022 * * * *