Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                            October 10, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  ARGENT   |                            |       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        20991     26212     30826     34678     22194     26118     17.68     32585     38601    18.46    0.24
TOTAL APPAREL               331       863       945      1911      1352      1129    -16.56      1639      1687     2.93    0.05
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     20660     25349     29881     32767     20842     24989     19.90     30945     36914    19.29    0.29
Yarn                       5255      6087      8405      9125      6181      5424    -12.26      9223      8367    -9.28    0.38
Fabric                    11046     12997     16161     16775     10584     14028     32.54     16334     20219    23.79    0.27
Made-Up Arts               4358      6265      5315      6866      4076      5537     35.84      5389      8328    54.54    0.28


Apparel:
M&B Other Coats              15       140       176       123        57        47    -17.34        97       113    17.09    0.15


Gloves                        0        48        46       143        42       254    507.12        46       355   678.42    0.58
Other Apparel               100       158        74       291       206       324     56.84       235       409    73.97    0.07


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              1354      1704      2867      2700      2235      2574     15.18      3052      3040    -0.41    0.61
Spun Yrns & Thread         3902      4383      5538      6425      3947      2850    -27.79      6171      5328   -13.66    0.31


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs      700       799      1131      1398       779       740     -5.00      1244      1359     9.32    0.19
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         567       599      1454      2421      1902      1827     -3.91      2569      2346    -8.67    0.22
Wool Woven Fabrics          175       284       271       197       128       130      1.19       200       199    -0.84    0.36
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs      133       531       500       398       195        77    -60.42       369       280   -24.04    0.56
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       336       580       414      1427       811      1039     28.10       845      1655    95.82    0.10
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     5192      6066      7813      4758      3238      5030     55.31      6009      6549     9.00    0.40
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     3943      4139      4577      6175      3531      5186     46.85      5098      7830    53.59    0.36


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        253       377       117       701       627       325    -48.23       693       399   -42.41    0.27
Floor Coverings            1492      3005      2941      2560      1454      2010     38.27      1906      3117    63.52    0.28
Curtains and Drapes          21        39        67       127        79       192    144.25        89       240   169.87    0.28
Bedroom Furnishings          69       326       185       377       198       313     57.90       215       491   128.26    0.13
Bathroom Furnishings         59       186       195       444       243       629    158.39       358       830   131.75    1.63
Other Made-Up Articles     2435      2270      1807      2621      1438      2068     43.81      2088      3251    55.65    0.29