Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                            October 10, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  S ARAB   |                            |       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        35016     41899     47977     45436     28863     39591     37.17     48124     56164    16.71    0.35
TOTAL APPAREL              7418      9843     12010     11829      8143     10691     31.28     12608     14377    14.03    0.39
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     27598     32056     35967     33607     20719     28900     39.48     35517     41788    17.66    0.33
Yarn                       1492      2844      3397      2008       787      2785    253.69      2574      4006    55.65    0.18
Fabric                    15649     16036     14671     13675      8285     11994     44.77     13278     17385    30.92    0.24
Made-Up Arts              10457     13175     17900     17923     11647     14121     21.24     19665     20397     3.72    0.69


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles                 4        28        33       300        51         0   -100.00        74       249   238.27    1.66
M&B Other Coats             132       188       380       356       171       269     56.84       373       453    21.43    0.61
M&B Trousers, Shorts        684      1003      1384      2253      1539      1922     24.87      2032      2635    29.68    0.80
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top         6       127       116       144        56        84     50.58        75       172   128.42    0.08
M&B Other Knit Shirts        40         0        51       396       322       267    -17.16       326       341     4.55    0.45
M&B Woven Shirts            540       454       259       267       138       567    311.26       172       696   303.69    1.11
W&G Skirts                  286       201       398       114        86        89      2.87       199       117   -41.53    0.28


W&G Suits                    37        35       297       154        88       266    203.39       166       333    99.98    0.85
W&G Suit-type Coats          26        69        60        80        45       155    246.98        91       191   110.12    0.62
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets     139        71        57       378       298       559     87.75       311       640   105.58    0.85
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants     171       535       520       299       230       416     80.93       488       485    -0.56    0.17
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top      10        83       218       329       275       252     -8.42       392       306   -21.88    0.20
W&G Other Knit Shirts         7        55       439        57        42       302    623.65       281       317    12.88    0.44
W&G Woven Shirts             11        52       360       274       199       422    112.10       339       496    46.31    0.82
W&G Sweaters                669       558       308       372       221       327     48.10       465       478     2.75    0.36
W&G Dresses                 171       904      1730      1406       844      1962    132.38      1237      2523   103.95    1.11


Robes & Dressing Gowns      158       145       152        65        53       146    176.12       141       158    11.63    0.56
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear      100        58       198       164       116        62    -46.25       160       110   -31.12    0.53
Underwear exc fnd grmts     533       845       245       479       381       231    -39.28       512       329   -35.78    0.24
Foundation Garments         151       215       142       227       189       273     44.65       220       311    41.47    0.35
Hosiery                     363       456       347       567       449       215    -52.13       630       333   -47.26    0.08
Gloves                       69        76       264       188       132       137      3.61       258       192   -25.28    0.32
Accessories                 124       150       176       221       145       107    -26.56       214       182   -14.88    0.11
Other Apparel              2459      3182      3391      2504      1882      1507    -19.96      3205      2128   -33.60    0.34


Yarn:
Filament Yarn                69        62       114        34        22       500   2150.68        95       512   438.01    0.10
Spun Yrns & Thread         1423      2783      3283      1974       765      2284    198.57      2479      3494    40.96    0.20


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     1210      1821      1727      1060       815       199    -75.63      1889       443   -76.53    0.06
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        3771      2868      2411      2588      1499       772    -48.48      2109      1862   -11.73    0.17
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs      450       502       596       594       378       294    -22.25       514       510    -0.76    1.02
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       390      1277       218       286       237       141    -40.52       367       190   -48.26    0.01
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     6866      4930      4490      3038      1220      2969    143.39      2182      4787   119.36    0.29
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     2938      4530      5223      6087      4121      7620     84.91      6200      9586    54.61    0.44


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        256       476       394       250       151       349    131.81       233       449    92.55    0.30
Floor Coverings            5046      6304      8889      5670      3274      6205     89.54      7595      8601    13.26    0.77
Curtains and Drapes           7        27        12        51        14        96    579.90        26       133   406.81    0.15
Bedroom Furnishings         823       548       742       771       481       513      6.64       715       803    12.25    0.22
Bathroom Furnishings       1725      2078      2329      2611      1964      1684    -14.24      2984      2331   -21.87    4.57
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        321       131       159       394       289        51    -82.39       337       156   -53.85    0.31
Other Made-Up Articles     2250      3591      5322      8171      5474      5209     -4.84      7761      7906     1.87    0.70