Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C79

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  ___________                             |                                     |                            October 10, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  JAPAN    |                            |       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       513873    573680    563846    466436    328543    307525     -6.40    498461    445417   -10.64    2.74
TOTAL APPAREL            233525    280374    233748    188400    131008    128165     -2.17    200262    185557    -7.34    5.04
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    280348    293306    330098    278036    197535    179360     -9.20    298199    259861   -12.86    2.07
Yarn                      46486     39582     56766     42905     27513     37205     35.23     45327     52598    16.04    2.37
Fabric                   120057    128000    154634    127083     91346     84167     -7.86    138412    119905   -13.37    1.62
Made-Up Arts             113805    125724    118698    108047     78676     57987    -26.30    114460     87358   -23.68    2.96


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles              2401      1415       714      1101       620       553    -10.81       814      1034    27.00    6.89
M&B Suits                  1773      1621      1441      1258       748       725     -3.08      1493      1235   -17.28    8.91
M&B Dress Coat             2730      2550      2085      1605       554      1396    151.81      1919      2446    27.51   16.20
M&B Other Coats            8590     11174     10471     11459      7775      6973    -10.32     11551     10657    -7.74   14.32
M&B Trousers, Shorts      17107     35044     26358     12219      9409      6263    -33.44     15734      9074   -42.33    2.76
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top     26168     37231     24117     14225      9212     12590     36.67     13541     17603    29.99    7.91
M&B Other Knit Shirts     12995     10776      9400      8993      6405      4948    -22.75      9245      7536   -18.49   10.06
M&B Woven Shirts           5329      5614      5077      5133      3866      4197      8.55      5332      5464     2.47    8.72
M&B Sweaters               4476      4189      2290      5617      3866      5583     44.41      4739      7334    54.78    6.79
W&G Skirts                 1942      2222      1605      1052       838      2208    163.48      1148      2422   111.01    5.79


W&G Ensembles              9087      6116      7968      7062      4861      4942      1.66      7400      7143    -3.48   20.27
W&G Suits                  2985      4467      5570      4436      3353      3088     -7.90      5421      4171   -23.06   10.61
W&G Suit-type Coats        5686      3842      2600      2354      1605       903    -43.74      2402      1652   -31.23    5.33
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets    2802      2913      2675      1672       662      1275     92.44      1556      2285    46.79    3.03
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants   17344     32635     34215     19497     14588     10673    -26.84     26088     15581   -40.27    5.56
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    5694     10381      9316      9919      7099      7977     12.37      9860     10797     9.50    6.98
W&G Other Knit Shirts      2059      2113      2601      1550      1079      1910     76.97      1384      2381    71.98    3.33
W&G Woven Shirts           3476      2998      2142      3891      3107      2119    -31.80      4115      2903   -29.47    4.81
W&G Sweaters               3692      1583      1978      1086       481      1067    121.84       841      1672    98.89    1.26
W&G Dresses                3899      3770      4689      6574      4664      4516     -3.17      6129      6426     4.85    2.82


Robes & Dressing Gowns     1131       651       438      2706       932      1531     64.34      1142      3305   189.40   11.69
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear      268       487       396       328       239       389     62.51       346       477    37.78    2.28
Underwear exc fnd grmts   13077     10551      8526     10289      6346      7468     17.67      8319     11410    37.16    8.50
Foundation Garments        3851       749       362       266       204       270     31.89       430       331   -23.12    0.38
Swimwear                    254       219       334       420       357       310    -13.32       374       372    -0.65    0.78
Jog & Oth Athletc Suits     466       720       412       746       375       483     28.73       573       854    49.02   12.27
Hosiery                    5317      6844      6150      5381      3633      4154     14.33      5884      5902     0.31    1.50
Gloves                     1094      2595      1006       972       544       788     44.77       929      1216    30.90    1.99
Accessories               17166     23621     17451     15583     10230     13005     27.13     15313     18358    19.89   10.67
Infants wear               1237      1313      1116      1808      1286       811    -36.93      1634      1333   -18.43    3.46
Other Apparel             49430     49967     40243     29199     22068     15053    -31.79     34605     22184   -35.89    3.54


Yarn:
Filament Yarn             27812     20166     30561     27374     16850     26911     59.71     27965     37435    33.86    7.47
Spun Yrns & Thread        18674     19416     26204     15531     10663     10294     -3.46     17363     15162   -12.67    0.88


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     4663      5987      3245      4411      3518      2271    -35.45      4655      3164   -32.03    0.45
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        5724      5892      8038      4804      2929      3797     29.63      5524      5671     2.67    0.53
Wool Woven Fabrics          433       245       504       705       565       264    -53.21       738       405   -45.11    0.73
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     1374       648       867      3006      2896       849    -70.68      3322       959   -71.12    1.93
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs      5526      5986      6251      5804      4173      3762     -9.85      6537      5392   -17.51    0.32
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    67892     67130     90029     63439     45122     46241      2.48     68965     64557    -6.39    3.92
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    34446     42112     45700     44914     32142     26984    -16.05     48672     39756   -18.32    1.81


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       3218      2864      2983      3825      2633      2294    -12.86      3987      3486   -12.56    2.34
Floor Coverings           33450     27245     22241     16487     12081     10261    -15.06     18795     14667   -21.96    1.31
Curtains and Drapes         328       146       182       576       429       530     23.68       499       678    35.75    0.78
Bedroom Furnishings        6113      5271      5970      4822      3016      2508    -16.85      5214      4314   -17.27    1.18
Bathroom Furnishings       1553      1183       965      1109       508       424    -16.68       822      1025    24.72    2.01
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        809       902       522       409       352       254    -27.93       528       310   -41.18    0.62
Other Made-Up Articles    68243     88070     85790     80789     59627     41697    -30.07     84571     62858   -25.67    5.60