Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  C RICA   |                            |       By Country,  6/2008 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  6/2008
 Group                    2004      2005      2006      2007     6/2007    6/2008  % Change    6/2007    6/2008  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL       337768    286322    255197    212317    113918     86589    -23.99    237960    184987   -22.26    1.15
TOTAL APPAREL            227765    184169    131644     76540     47110     30612    -35.02    108299     60042   -44.56    1.67
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    110004    102153    123553    135777     66808     55976    -16.21    129662    124945    -3.64    1.00
Yarn                      26508     30061     32994     32649     16855     14709    -12.73     33346     30503    -8.52    1.42
Fabric                    78305     66207     84185     93391     46178     33382    -27.71     89287     80596    -9.73    1.09
Made-Up Arts               5191      5885      6374      9736      3776      7885    108.83      7028     13845    96.99    0.48


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles                18         0         0       188        30        31      2.68        30       189   525.07    1.27
M&B Trousers, Shorts      76705     61710     21178      3606      3380        85    -97.50     12751       310   -97.57    0.10
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top        82        87        61        38        10        78    658.36        15       106   589.75    0.05
M&B Other Knit Shirts       500        18        37       216        78        62    -20.47       106       200    89.24    0.26
M&B Woven Shirts              3        83        89        82        30        77    156.62       103       130    25.98    0.22
M&B Sweaters                 89         0        66       629       570       191    -66.55       636       250   -60.68    0.24
W&G Skirts                  160       562       384       522       178       215     20.82       403       559    38.81    1.40


W&G Ensembles               111       114       282       394       168       180      6.96       319       405    26.91    1.12
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants   33957     24504     22557      2480      2361        75    -96.84     12048       193   -98.40    0.07
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top      23        47       149        50        34       106    211.41       159       122   -22.95    0.08
W&G Other Knit Shirts       123       144       180       212       114       134     17.89       184       233    26.26    0.34
W&G Woven Shirts            279        17        62       229        22       102    365.39        65       309   376.81    0.52
W&G Sweaters                 91        57       106        76        41        80     93.73        71       115    62.51    0.09
W&G Dresses                 115       159        85       236        62       101     63.05       104       275   165.57    0.14


Robes & Dressing Gowns       86       111       244       350        63       149    136.35       302       436    44.38    1.57
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear       88       100       335       232       195        93    -52.23       483       130   -73.17    0.59
Underwear exc fnd grmts   46015     36165     28186     14457     11948       522    -95.63     23985      3031   -87.36    2.04
Foundation Garments         358       709       364       324        69       101     45.03       271       355    31.11    0.39
Hosiery                   43099     40176     43155     43657     22208     23642      6.46     44081     45092     2.29   11.82
Gloves                      141       244       186       372       191       126    -34.07       299       307     2.82    0.51
Accessories                 177       755       313       855       459       549     19.65       618       945    53.07    0.58
Infants wear                593       630       664       290       117       245    109.20       555       418   -24.73    1.11
Other Apparel             23792     16773     12323      6801      4652      3451    -25.82     10361      5600   -45.96    0.88


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              7481      4915      5281      8120      4057      4210      3.77      7798      8273     6.09    1.70
Spun Yrns & Thread        19027     25146     27713     24530     12797     10499    -17.96     25548     22231   -12.99    1.33


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     3146      7456     24823     30950     12862      4197    -67.37     25873     22284   -13.87    3.14
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        8902      7121     11741      9936      4942      3693    -25.27     11756      8687   -26.11    0.80
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs       88       223       623      2085      1031      1382     34.02      1493      2436    63.17    4.60
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs     37460     31186     28069     31664     17443     13086    -24.98     31179     27307   -12.42    1.62
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     2693      3836      3523      5579      2856      3887     36.07      4822      6609    37.05    0.41
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    26010     16346     15387     13174      7040      7090      0.71     14142     13225    -6.48    0.60


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        719       597       750       284       123       139     12.97       646       300   -53.57    0.21
Floor Coverings            1018      1181      1230      1784       749      2567    242.87      1356      3602   165.76    0.33
Bedroom Furnishings         673       718      1394      3225      1429      1897     32.79      2333      3693    58.34    1.02
Bathroom Furnishings        221       227       123       156        71       165    133.63       129       250    93.98    0.46
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        138        48       117       492       169       234     38.53       255       557   118.33    1.08
Other Made-Up Articles     2352      2973      2584      3683      1179      2825    139.53      2218      5329   140.23    0.48