Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                            October 10, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  BEL/LUX  |                            |       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       216966    253845    273510    278024    182805    217932     19.22    276225    313151    13.37    1.93
TOTAL APPAREL             35974     43087     55778     66602     39456     50916     29.05     55870     78062    39.72    2.12
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    180992    210758    217732    211423    143350    167016     16.51    220355    235089     6.69    1.87
Yarn                      47097     44833     40835     40838     25089     37675     50.16     35690     53424    49.69    2.40
Fabric                   121120    149512    164137    156833    108849    121128     11.28    170600    169113    -0.87    2.29
Made-Up Arts              12775     16412     12759     13751      9412      8213    -12.74     14064     12552   -10.75    0.42


Apparel:
M&B Other Coats             842       741       908      1618      1093       683    -37.49      1551      1209   -22.09    1.62
M&B Trousers, Shorts        571       678      2801      5331      1742      5828    234.61      1923      9417   389.69    2.87
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      4350     13298     14956     12143     10411      4604    -55.78     13303      6336   -52.37    2.85
M&B Other Knit Shirts       668       754       705       662       334       272    -18.40       780       601   -23.00    0.80
M&B Woven Shirts             68       370       721       870       488       628     28.56       701      1010    44.09    1.61
M&B Sweaters                379       961      2450       595       457       407    -10.87       690       546   -20.88    0.50
W&G Skirts                   43        42       141       126        70       299    325.78        75       354   370.45    0.85


W&G Ensembles                19        87       426       644        62        31    -49.78        95       613   544.52    1.74
W&G Suits                   220       268        80       116         8       513   6167.80        26       621  2285.73    1.58
W&G Suit-type Coats         106       283       114        97        60       153    156.20       125       190    52.01    0.61
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets     707       682       692      1264       865      1255     45.12      1138      1654    45.34    2.19
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants    6022      3089      3846     18345      7999     15773     97.17     10001     26118   161.15    9.32
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    3730       742       561       945       378       430     13.75       470       997   111.89    0.64
W&G Other Knit Shirts        67       330       509       442       326       242    -25.69       728       358   -50.73    0.50
W&G Woven Shirts            105       138       250       251       210       108    -48.38       294       149   -49.13    0.25
W&G Sweaters                235       684       246       551       310       736    137.73       345       977   183.41    0.73
W&G Dresses                 122       976        29       275       143       767    434.67       165       898   443.87    0.39


Underwear exc fnd grmts     659      1420      2436       786       412       647     57.00      2344      1021   -56.43    0.76
Foundation Garments        1070       756       542      1211      1018      1406     38.11      1259      1599    27.05    1.82
Swimwear                     34       177        11       224        86       689    704.25        94       826   781.37    1.74
Hosiery                     581       472       557       166       112       412    269.41       243       467    92.36    0.12
Gloves                    11254     10762     15755     14669      9886     11240     13.70     14848     16023     7.91   26.27
Accessories                 690      2034      4412      2577      1178      1423     20.82      2269      2822    24.36    1.64
Infants wear                209        71       263       316       144        99    -31.60       197       270    37.50    0.70
Other Apparel              3017      3050      1839      2231      1608      2148     33.57      1819      2770    52.33    0.44


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              2563      4217       927      2757      1259      2349     86.58      1434      3847   168.20    0.77
Spun Yrns & Thread        44534     40617     39908     38081     23830     35326     48.24     34256     49577    44.72    2.88


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     2894      5251      3286      1770      1287      1103    -14.28      1727      1586    -8.15    0.23
MMF Broadwoven Fabs       10943     11174     11686     17429      9816      9936      1.23     14995     17549    17.03    1.65
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     1618      1449      3514      2268      2057        67    -96.72      3255       279   -91.44    0.56
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs      1717      2952      2735      3796      3304      1135    -65.65      4118      1627   -60.50    0.10
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    93282    117187    134072    120183     85123     97016     13.97    136237    132077    -3.05    8.02
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    10560     11443      8792     11337      7218     11835     63.98     10188     15954    56.61    0.73


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        351       187       196       454       315       867    175.38       325      1006   209.47    0.67
Floor Coverings            2638      4074      2351      1488       865      1222     41.39      1868      1846    -1.17    0.17
Bedroom Furnishings         533       484       492      1016       385       871    126.21       490      1502   206.46    0.41
Misc. Hsehld Furnish         89       235        55       228       144        70    -51.59       176       154   -12.82    0.30
Other Made-Up Articles     9013     11287      9464     10392      7599      5160    -32.10     11081      7953   -28.23    0.71