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Product: PROTECTIVE RUBBER FOOTWEAR
Data in PRS
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 YTD 9/2008 YTD 9/2009
World 12,255,700 14,121,348 15,204,573 17,526,957 14,766,365 16,666,733 17,071,996 12,061,492 10,092,609
China 7,840,559 9,468,302 10,236,971 11,753,478 9,404,845 12,045,009 11,810,687 7,997,055 6,462,670
Canada 2,251,862 2,646,022 2,712,271 2,829,203 1,823,317 1,798,219 2,187,903 1,754,366 1,780,550
Taiwan 235,611 107,784 189,972 759,797 1,520,716 957,938 1,034,780 655,003 848,216
Mexico 1,287,502 1,199,239 1,145,019 1,233,157 1,136,745 1,146,013 983,109 767,013 539,900
Vietnam 9,816 101,168 55,935 177,672 82,113 140,805 174,598 168,385 191,322
Malaysia 34,914 29,871 28,519 31,259 35,398 41,582 35,698 16,566 48,231
Italy 43,286 30,425 62,750 42,927 66,468 194,089 494,760 429,568 46,775
_CBI 12,534 11,292 31,434 47,659 51,337 61,843 78,757 62,457 40,858
_CAFTA 12,534 11,292 31,434 47,603 51,337 61,843 78,757 62,457 40,858
Hong Kong 77,669 24,072 39,721 50,318 7,975 34,153 21,187 20,988 24,048
France 25,847 12,358 29,264 9,117 16,002 13,530 22,130 14,599 24,026
Dominican Republic 12,534 11,292 30,801 43,333 28,983 22,696 31,599 25,179 20,700
Guatemala 0 0 633 4,270 22,354 39,147 22,704 22,704 19,970
Germany 81,723 104,878 88,329 113,282 71,750 54,415 41,814 34,183 16,206
Thailand 23,516 29,923 31,006 32,242 26,660 36,367 19,542 13,829 15,284
Netherlands 20,809 43,841 17,567 39,961 60,435 35,233 50,250 35,362 14,893
Korea, South 127,192 138,581 284,033 279,294 329,223 33,143 3,633 3,433 13,184
_ANDEAN (ATPA) 41,400 24,694 20,249 27,360 18,525 15,204 23,730 16,294 7,937
Colombia 41,400 23,184 17,504 26,448 18,525 15,204 23,711 16,275 7,907
India 0 18 2,757 1,920 132 489 2,006 2,006 6,300
Morocco 1,374 1,667 2,658 70 691 0 936 781 3,392
Portugal 1,837 0 60 13 20 11 477 12 3,055
Cyprus 0 12,388 8,378 10,683 25,641 7,439 5,432 5,432 2,053
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.