Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C44

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  ___________                             |                                     |                            October 10, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  DOM REP  |                            |       By Country,  8/2008 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  8/2008
 Group                    2004      2005      2006      2007     8/2007    8/2008  % Change    8/2007    8/2008  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL      1227963   1070638   1007584    757486    530540    444647    -16.19    855639    671592   -21.51    4.13
TOTAL APPAREL            525526    464128    356007    205736    150233    108665    -27.67    253607    164167   -35.27    4.46
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    702437    606510    651577    551750    380307    335982    -11.66    602033    507425   -15.71    4.04
Yarn                      33563     50542    145992    203052    132556    158353     19.46    193432    228850    18.31   10.29
Fabric                   628836    526333    480652    332516    235817    169812    -27.99    388953    266511   -31.48    3.61
Made-Up Arts              40037     29635     24932     16182     11934      7817    -34.50     19648     12064   -38.60    0.41


Apparel:
M&B Suits                    45        31         0        67        26       229    792.60        26       270   956.13    1.95
M&B Other Coats             315       107        48        53        30        79    158.97        47       101   116.29    0.14
M&B Trousers, Shorts      26906      8096      6888      2939      2127      1090    -48.75      3526      1902   -46.05    0.58
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      6394     52111     30707      1349      1283       472    -63.18      6665       538   -91.93    0.24
M&B Other Knit Shirts      5994      4938      1378       442       260       293     12.56       334       475    41.98    0.63
M&B Woven Shirts            265       371        50       137        70        37    -46.48        82       104    27.66    0.17
M&B Sweaters               5017      8324       502        94        53       136    158.51        70       178   155.71    0.16


W&G Ensembles               431        24       227      2763      2213       356    -83.92      2354       906   -61.52    2.57
W&G Suits                  1484       378       305       689       494        49    -89.98       783       245   -68.75    0.62
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants    6490      2098      1503       514       406       666     64.13       610       774    26.79    0.28
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    3246      1538       392       439       417       172    -58.78       492       193   -60.69    0.13
W&G Other Knit Shirts      2630       171       554       512       268       381     42.18       472       625    32.39    0.87
W&G Sweaters               6393      2730       516       171        87        37    -56.87       285       122   -57.38    0.09
W&G Dresses                 360        86       331       108        67       101     51.31        98       142    45.78    0.06


Underwear exc fnd grmts  236334    209724    133300     22494     21968       751    -96.58     46282      1276   -97.24    0.95
Foundation Garments       74299     60803     25664      2246      1962       543    -72.35      2546       826   -67.56    0.94
Swimwear                  15144      8807      8573      2887      2167       495    -77.16      4568      1215   -73.40    2.56
Jog & Oth Athletc Suits     110       211        41       805       424         0   -100.00       435       381   -12.37    5.48
Hosiery                   63046     59493     86788     61630     45607     30131    -33.93     86401     46154   -46.58   11.76
Gloves                       45       286       565       626       481       578     20.28       590       723    22.64    1.19
Accessories                5112      1851      1339      1495       881       742    -15.69      1486      1357    -8.72    0.79
Infants wear                674       452       209       225       195       193     -0.67       296       224   -24.29    0.58
Other Apparel             61689     39508     53866    102741     68549     70893      3.42     93439    105085    12.46   16.75


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              6349     14307     25074      8552      5871      7614     29.69     13365     10295   -22.97    2.05
Spun Yrns & Thread        27214     36235    120918    194500    126684    150739     18.99    180067    218555    21.37   12.69


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs   280460    212288    200108     79780     65113     26002    -60.07    124149     40669   -67.24    5.78
MMF Broadwoven Fabs       85353     82000     81492     68959     44242     44763      1.18     76279     69479    -8.91    6.53
Wool Woven Fabrics         6312      7905      5836      2480      2078      1459    -29.77      4284      1862   -56.54    3.35
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     6176      1195      1587       462       300       645    115.07      1034       808   -21.92    1.62
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs    151626    133995    107713    117747     77607     57366    -26.08    111599     97507   -12.63    5.84
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    14925     19719     16660     14428     10507      8359    -20.45     13579     12279    -9.57    0.75
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    83985     69231     67256     48660     35970     31217    -13.21     58028     43906   -24.34    2.00


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       8696      6627      1964       521       147       547    273.19       621       922    48.43    0.62
Floor Coverings            1308      1374      1213      1542       828       897      8.35      1132      1611    42.31    0.14
Bedroom Furnishings         779       697       709      1718       889      1581     77.89      1117      2410   115.71    0.66
Bathroom Furnishings        324       927       264       239       192       151    -21.16       269       198   -26.15    0.39
Misc. Hsehld Furnish       2539      1891      1838       494       451       148    -67.17      1483       191   -87.13    0.38
Other Made-Up Articles    26294     17169     17574     11389      9250      4464    -51.74     14517      6603   -54.51    0.59