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  ___________                             |                                     |                          September 11, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  IRELAND  |                            |       By Country,  7/2008 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  7/2008
 Group                    2004      2005      2006      2007     7/2007    7/2008  % Change    7/2007    7/2008  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL        29394     32251     34447     33809     19971     21689      8.60     34301     35527     3.58    0.22
TOTAL APPAREL              8085      8844     10321      9805      4912      6985     42.20      8771     11878    35.43    0.33
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     21309     23407     24127     24003     15058     14704     -2.35     25529     23648    -7.37    0.19
Yarn                       1712      1582      1745      1457      1070       637    -40.45      1493      1024   -31.43    0.05
Fabric                    14691     17105     15087     12320      7937      9509     19.80     14062     13892    -1.21    0.19
Made-Up Arts               4906      4719      7295     10226      6051      4558    -24.68      9975      8733   -12.45    0.30


Apparel:
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top        69        89        79        93        69       204    193.29       110       227   106.99    0.10
M&B Other Knit Shirts       120        41        45        50        21       211    928.38        30       241   708.54    0.32
M&B Woven Shirts           1325      1424       728        51        28        86    204.41        43       109   155.33    0.18


W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants       5        54       725      1194       552      1014     83.61       875      1655    89.14    0.59
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top      21        12        11       139        42       169    300.81        42       266   529.72    0.17
W&G Dresses                 202       554       984      1156       521       629     20.70      1087      1264    16.31    0.57


Robes & Dressing Gowns       43        71       127       165       106       332    212.30       143       391   172.31    1.37
Underwear exc fnd grmts      84       108       227       644       247       499    102.32       369       897   143.19    0.63
Foundation Garments        4628      4610      5645      5404      2726      3175     16.47      4635      5853    26.27    6.54
Accessories                 250       170        97       187       122       199     63.08       162       264    63.41    0.16
Other Apparel               714       864       368       227       157       223     42.55       230       294    27.82    0.05


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               728       439       349       653       383       528     37.83       572       797    39.39    0.16
Spun Yrns & Thread          983      1143      1396       804       687       110    -84.05       921       226   -75.42    0.01


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs      135        21       190        78        20       103    417.33        95       161    69.99    0.02
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         549       652       559       552       241       188    -22.01       382       499    30.76    0.05
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs      276        15        31        83        43        98    128.14        48       139   189.77    0.27
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       851       817       862       272       253      2033    704.67       688      2052   198.31    0.12
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     6766      9510      8402      7430      4889      5290      8.20      7908      7831    -0.97    0.48
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     6058      6076      4950      3894      2488      1787    -28.20      4880      3192   -34.60    0.14


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        626       172       192        45        31       109    256.24       129       124    -4.29    0.08
Floor Coverings             925      1305      3611      3364      1399      1982     41.61      3707      3946     6.47    0.36
Bedroom Furnishings         307       194       349       328       151       217     43.28       284       394    38.80    0.11
Bathroom Furnishings         89       198       314       186       151       107    -29.36       308       142   -53.92    0.27
Dining Rm Furnishings        95        82        41       133        46        52     12.71        55       139   153.05    0.92
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        184       243        81      1935      1723       404    -76.54      1726       616   -64.29    1.22
Other Made-Up Articles     2649      2503      2630      4211      2529      1636    -35.32      3675      3318    -9.71    0.29