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 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,183 | 1,294 | 504 | 673 | 33.73 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,151 | 3,769 | 1,631 | 1,593 | -2.32 |
| Made-up ..................| 308 | 372 | 127 | 248 | 95.89 |
| Apparel ..................| -12,213 | -11,116 | -4,440 | -4,111 | -7.40 |
| Total ....................| -6,571 | -5,682 | -2,179 | -1,597 | -26.71 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 861 | 1,058 | 405 | 534 | 31.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,559 | 1,462 | 613 | 590 | -3.72 |
| Made-up ..................| -57 | -59 | -21 | -32 | 54.42 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,425 | -7,202 | -2,816 | -2,850 | 1.23 |
| Total ....................| -5,062 | -4,741 | -1,818 | -1,758 | -3.31 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 260 | 173 | 74 | 113 | 52.95 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,523 | 2,233 | 989 | 965 | -2.41 |
| Made-up ..................| 298 | 351 | 117 | 231 | 96.37 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,552 | -3,739 | -1,555 | -1,214 | -21.90 |
| Total ....................| -1,471 | -982 | -375 | 94 | -125.14 |
|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 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 68 | 81 | 32 | 32 | 0.78 |
| Fabric ...................| 117 | 115 | 50 | 46 | -7.04 |
| Made-up ..................| 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -71.62 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,616 | -1,371 | -576 | -579 | 0.46 |
| Total ....................| -1,424 | -1,163 | -487 | -498 | 2.22 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 113 | 119 | 48 | 58 | 20.01 |
| Fabric ...................| 300 | 296 | 118 | 134 | 13.62 |
| Made-up ..................| -11 | -8 | -4 | -8 | 120.55 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,259 | -1,369 | -500 | -563 | 12.57 |
| Total ....................| -857 | -963 | -337 | -379 | 12.32 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 487 | 610 | 229 | 337 | 47.52 |
| Fabric ...................| 524 | 567 | 240 | 246 | 2.54 |
| Made-up ..................| 11 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -126.86 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,163 | -2,310 | -866 | -942 | 8.73 |
| Total ....................| -1,141 | -1,128 | -394 | -359 | -8.95 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | -30.12 |
| Fabric ...................| 57 | 64 | 24 | 32 | 33.96 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.20 |
| Apparel ..................| -862 | -958 | -374 | -378 | 1.08 |
| Total ....................| -793 | -881 | -344 | -342 | -0.74 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 27 | 28 | 11 | 9 | -16.34 |
| Fabric ...................| 83 | 92 | 35 | 27 | -23.62 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | 4 | -0 | 5 | -2412.15 |
| Apparel ..................| -331 | -343 | -128 | -113 | -11.94 |
| Total ....................| -225 | -220 | -83 | -72 | -12.33 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 154 | 209 | 80 | 93 | 16.78 |
| Fabric ...................| 478 | 328 | 146 | 105 | -28.34 |
| Made-up ..................| -62 | -74 | -28 | -31 | 10.44 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,193 | -851 | -371 | -276 | -25.71 |
| Total ....................| -623 | -387 | -173 | -108 | -37.27 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 118.61 |
| Fabric ...................| 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 44.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 19 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 17.54 |
| Apparel ..................| 3 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 241.22 |
| Total ....................| 38 | 56 | 19 | 38 | 94.15 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 24 | 9 | 6 | -27.18 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 21.49 |
| Made-up ..................| 25 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 32.31 |
| Apparel ..................| -131 | -135 | -50 | -42 | -16.27 |
| Total ....................| -56 | -61 | -22 | -11 | -49.45 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 13.95 |
| Fabric ...................| 36 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 35.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 24 | 34 | 12 | 27 | 123.61 |
| Apparel ..................| -7 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 105.92 |
| Total ....................| 81 | 137 | 50 | 81 | 61.75 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.61 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.74 |
| Made-up ..................| -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2.63 |
| Apparel ..................| -102 | -90 | -33 | -40 | 20.53 |
| Total ....................| -101 | -90 | -33 | -40 | 20.35 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.