Trade Balance Report: Trade Balance
07/11/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-May | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 5/07-|
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | YTD |
| | | | | | 5/08 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -38 | 194 | -13 | 250 | -2048.95 |
| Fabric ...................| 864 | 257 | 256 | 188 | -26.70 |
| Made-up ..................| -15,675 | -16,703 | -6,542 | -6,627 | 1.30 |
| Apparel ..................| -69,986 | -72,717 | -27,541 | -26,441 | -3.99 |
| Total ....................| -84,835 | -88,970 | -33,840 | -32,631 | -3.57 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 49 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 239.13 |
| Fabric ...................| 249 | 233 | 103 | 146 | 42.65 |
| Made-up ..................| 851 | 939 | 361 | 426 | 18.01 |
| Apparel ..................| -45 | 230 | 41 | 217 | 425.65 |
| Total ....................| 1,104 | 1,436 | 519 | 837 | 61.21 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 211 | 139 | 60 | 65 | 9.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,274 | 2,000 | 886 | 819 | -7.64 |
| Made-up ..................| -553 | -588 | -244 | -195 | -19.77 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,508 | -3,969 | -1,596 | -1,431 | -10.35 |
| Total ....................| -2,575 | -2,419 | -894 | -743 | -16.91 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -64 | -75 | -32 | -39 | 21.25 |
| Fabric ...................| -295 | -290 | -117 | -127 | 8.52 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,850 | -1,914 | -772 | -840 | 8.87 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,226 | -3,208 | -1,544 | -1,521 | -1.45 |
| Total ....................| -5,435 | -5,487 | -2,464 | -2,527 | 2.55 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -108 | -40 | -22 | 1 | -103.25 |
| Fabric ...................| -251 | -158 | -71 | -46 | -35.46 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,513 | -1,487 | -603 | -605 | 0.27 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,425 | -1,509 | -557 | -565 | 1.41 |
| Total ....................| -3,297 | -3,194 | -1,252 | -1,214 | -3.01 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -96 | -55 | -23 | -33 | 41.87 |
| Fabric ...................| -815 | -899 | -352 | -411 | 16.57 |
| Made-up ..................| -9,892 | -11,013 | -4,197 | -4,439 | 5.75 |
| Apparel ..................| -20,626 | -24,724 | -8,518 | -7,990 | -6.20 |
| Total ....................| -31,429 | -36,692 | -13,091 | -12,872 | -1.67 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -246 | -247 | -113 | -94 | -17.58 |
| Fabric ...................| -588 | -565 | -238 | -216 | -8.95 |
| Made-up ..................| -91 | -48 | -20 | -15 | -23.46 |
| Apparel ..................| -882 | -572 | -238 | -167 | -29.58 |
| Total ....................| -1,806 | -1,432 | -609 | -493 | -19.09 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 71 | 75 | 32 | 39 | 22.40 |
| Fabric ...................| 188 | 164 | 62 | 65 | 4.46 |
| Made-up ..................| -42 | -43 | -18 | -8 | -53.67 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,791 | -2,002 | -601 | -591 | -1.66 |
| Total ....................| -2,575 | -1,805 | -525 | -495 | -5.60 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -133 | -169 | -80 | -64 | -20.58 |
| Fabric ...................| -354 | -356 | -132 | -128 | -3.38 |
| Made-up ..................| -150 | -157 | -63 | -70 | 10.92 |
| Apparel ..................| -998 | -851 | -327 | -281 | -13.87 |
| Total ....................| -1,635 | -1,534 | -602 | -543 | -9.88 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -95 | -124 | -57 | -54 | -6.04 |
| Fabric ...................| -237 | -293 | -111 | -122 | 9.80 |
| Made-up ..................| 95 | 85 | 35 | 26 | -25.11 |
| Apparel ..................| 187 | 132 | 63 | 57 | -9.04 |
| Total ....................| -51 | -200 | -71 | -93 | 30.81 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -306 | -253 | -108 | -94 | -13.38 |
| Fabric ...................| -794 | -935 | -353 | -342 | -3.03 |
| Made-up ..................| -825 | -782 | -331 | -262 | -21.04 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,754 | -1,869 | -670 | -630 | -5.98 |
| Total ....................| -3,680 | -3,838 | -1,462 | -1,327 | -9.23 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -108 | -140 | -60 | -71 | 17.89 |
| Fabric ...................| -55 | -22 | -12 | -3 | -76.06 |
| Made-up ..................| -530 | -522 | -210 | -223 | 6.15 |
| Apparel ..................| -13,872 | -15,258 | -5,916 | -6,203 | 4.84 |
| Total ....................| -14,566 | -15,942 | -6,198 | -6,499 | 4.86 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 874 | 1,072 | 410 | 540 | 31.51 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,638 | 1,531 | 644 | 618 | -3.98 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | -3 | 1 | -11 | -999.49 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,750 | -7,614 | -2,972 | -2,986 | 0.45 |
| Total ....................| -5,243 | -5,014 | -1,917 | -1,839 | -4.07 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -1 | 4 | -1 | 6 | -517.02 |
| Fabric ...................| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 606.96 |
| Made-up ..................| -142 | -149 | -72 | -82 | 13.47 |
| Apparel ..................| -5,713 | -6,205 | -2,473 | -2,523 | 2.01 |
| Total ....................| -5,849 | -6,347 | -2,546 | -2,597 | 2.01 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.