Trade Balance Report: Imports
07/11/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs 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 .....................| 3,837 | 3,845 | 1,619 | 1,615 | -0.24 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,010 | 7,184 | 2,905 | 2,914 | 0.30 |
| Made-up ..................| 18,347 | 19,557 | 7,678 | 7,825 | 1.92 |
| Apparel ..................| 74,586 | 76,737 | 29,223 | 28,088 | -3.88 |
| Total ....................| 103,780 | 107,323 | 41,425 | 40,443 | -2.37 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,096 | 964 | 424 | 360 | -15.02 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,579 | 1,598 | 657 | 582 | -11.38 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,472 | 1,500 | 626 | 553 | -11.53 |
| Apparel ..................| 15,484 | 13,888 | 5,622 | 5,192 | -7.64 |
| Total ....................| 19,632 | 17,950 | 7,328 | 6,688 | -8.74 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 14 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40.07 |
| Fabric ...................| 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | -3.41 |
| Made-up ..................| 144 | 145 | 59 | 62 | 5.97 |
| Apparel ..................| 8,488 | 7,975 | 3,196 | 3,067 | -4.05 |
| Total ....................| 8,661 | 8,152 | 3,269 | 3,145 | -3.78 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,074 | 940 | 414 | 347 | -16.04 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,541 | 1,554 | 641 | 563 | -12.14 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,307 | 1,332 | 559 | 483 | -13.67 |
| Apparel ..................| 6,681 | 5,649 | 2,323 | 2,028 | -12.71 |
| Total ....................| 10,603 | 9,475 | 3,937 | 3,421 | -13.10 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 573 | 528 | 234 | 190 | -19.06 |
| Fabric ...................| 991 | 946 | 402 | 350 | -12.94 |
| Made-up ..................| 439 | 418 | 179 | 155 | -13.52 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,199 | 989 | 435 | 335 | -22.80 |
| Total ....................| 3,203 | 2,881 | 1,250 | 1,030 | -17.60 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 501 | 412 | 180 | 158 | -12.11 |
| Fabric ...................| 550 | 608 | 238 | 213 | -10.79 |
| Made-up ..................| 868 | 914 | 380 | 327 | -13.73 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,482 | 4,660 | 1,889 | 1,693 | -10.39 |
| Total ....................| 7,401 | 6,594 | 2,686 | 2,391 | -11.01 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 72.37 |
| Fabric ...................| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -44.39 |
| Made-up ..................| 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | -6.34 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,667 | 1,451 | 623 | 605 | -2.82 |
| Total ....................| 1,682 | 1,467 | 629 | 612 | -2.81 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 328.91 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26.42 |
| Made-up ..................| 25 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 50.60 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,408 | 1,486 | 557 | 589 | 5.80 |
| Total ....................| 1,437 | 1,513 | 568 | 605 | 6.61 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22.59 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11.68 |
| Made-up ..................| 12 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 26.02 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,518 | 2,588 | 999 | 1,004 | 0.47 |
| Total ....................| 2,535 | 2,612 | 1,007 | 1,014 | 0.66 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -21.70 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.54 |
| Apparel ..................| 879 | 968 | 379 | 381 | 0.47 |
| Total ....................| 880 | 969 | 380 | 381 | 0.52 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29.49 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 144.23 |
| Made-up ..................| 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -54.81 |
| Apparel ..................| 465 | 423 | 170 | 141 | -16.82 |
| Total ....................| 485 | 437 | 177 | 148 | -16.48 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32.86 |
| Fabric ...................| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -18.68 |
| Made-up ..................| 87 | 90 | 36 | 36 | -1.59 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,551 | 1,059 | 469 | 347 | -25.99 |
| Total ....................| 1,642 | 1,155 | 508 | 385 | -24.18 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -53.66 |
| Fabric ...................| 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | -31.76 |
| Made-up ..................| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -42.43 |
| Apparel ..................| 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | -77.14 |
| Total ....................| 35 | 27 | 14 | 6 | -59.47 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.61 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.30 |
| Apparel ..................| 146 | 151 | 57 | 51 | -9.89 |
| Total ....................| 149 | 154 | 57 | 52 | -9.33 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23.95 |
| Fabric ...................| 17 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 78.65 |
| Made-up ..................| 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 28.98 |
| Apparel ..................| 42 | 10 | 5 | 4 | -11.74 |
| Total ....................| 80 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 32.43 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100.00 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.37 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18.85 |
| Apparel ..................| 102 | 90 | 33 | 40 | 20.64 |
| Total ....................| 104 | 93 | 34 | 41 | 20.33 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.