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    Product: PROTECTIVE RUBBER FOOTWEAR

    Data in PRS
 Country                       2001           2002           2003           2004           2005           2006           2007    YTD  6/2007    YTD  6/2008

 World                    11,576,993     12,282,661     14,125,861     15,064,447     17,563,735     14,755,716     16,629,891      8,361,510      7,263,231
 China                     7,904,457      7,867,416      9,473,582     10,146,406     11,758,002      9,350,828     12,055,750      5,952,002      4,821,476
 Canada                    2,009,600      2,251,862      2,646,022      2,681,707      2,859,767      1,823,317      1,750,636        848,560      1,163,809
 Mexico                      535,724      1,287,502      1,199,239      1,145,019      1,233,157      1,136,745      1,146,013        543,719        456,525
 Taiwan                      379,572        235,611        107,784        189,972        759,797      1,520,716        957,938        702,707        410,290
 Italy                       143,254         43,361         29,658         63,446         42,927         66,456        194,089         56,044        151,094
 Vietnam                         871          9,816        101,168         51,927        177,672         82,113        140,805         47,660         87,706
 _CBI                         10,069         12,534         11,292         25,660         47,899         51,337         61,843         34,545         40,542
 _CAFTA                       10,069         12,534         11,292         25,660         47,843         51,337         61,843         34,545         40,542
 Germany                     118,122         81,723        104,878         86,901        114,710         71,721         54,415         22,806         18,193
 Netherlands                  34,592         20,809         43,841         17,567         39,926         69,694         35,233         10,555         17,185
 Dominican Republic           10,069         12,534         11,292         25,267         43,333         28,983         22,696         12,078         16,164
 Israel                      193,665         98,212         76,831         29,184         35,304         21,630         17,624         11,730         13,584
 Honduras                          0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0         12,570
 United Kingdom               62,269         21,947         22,229         44,487         38,969         20,349          4,772          2,343         12,107
 Malaysia                     38,253         34,914         29,871         28,519         31,259         35,398         41,582         24,342         12,051
 Guatemala                         0              0              0            393          4,510         22,354         39,147         22,467         11,304
 Thailand                     20,594         23,516         29,923         31,006         32,242         26,660         36,367         14,440         10,788
 Switzerland                       0             10              0            617            932          2,350              0              0          9,440
 _ANDEAN (ATPA)               28,572         41,400         24,694         20,249         27,360         18,525         15,204          7,704          9,060
 Colombia                     28,572         41,400         23,184         17,504         26,448         18,525         15,204          7,704          9,060
 France                       16,885         25,874         12,358         31,792          9,117         16,002         13,530          3,570          6,166
 Hong Kong                    25,878         77,669         24,072         31,295         50,318          7,975         34,153         30,135          5,103
 Cyprus                            0              0         12,388          8,378         10,683         25,641          7,439          5,506          4,121

 Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.