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                                               |                                     |                 November 14, 2008
                                               |            U.S. DOMESTIC            |
                                               |               EXPORTS               |
                                               |        FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS        |
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    Exports to : Costa Rica
    Data in $
 Product                            2004           2005           2006           2007    YTD  9/2008    YTD  9/2009

    Footwear, Leather and Fur Products

 All Footwear                   1,854,038      2,433,410      3,296,874      3,392,951      2,232,588      2,030,334
 Footwear, Rubber/plas             40,514        110,354        392,000        389,174        297,010        342,277
 Footwear, non-Rubber           1,813,524      2,323,056      2,904,874      3,003,777      1,935,578      1,688,057
 Leather Footwear                 851,912        595,993        994,562        673,448        473,445        492,909
 Footwear, Protective              20,631         55,822         43,796        271,392        187,506         82,560
 Footwear, Rubber/canvas           19,883         54,532        348,204        117,782        109,504        259,717
 House Slippers                         0         91,088        444,477         76,444         70,142         39,761
 Footwear,M(ex athletic.)         554,426        558,477        445,213        413,862        260,447        212,411
 Footwear,F(ex athletic.)         344,096        946,711        306,431        319,039        164,374        128,439
 Footwear, nes.                   915,002        726,780      1,708,753      2,194,432      1,440,615      1,307,446
 Leather Apparel                  111,621        268,827        296,912        570,827        397,063        222,030
 Leather Tanning               17,521,278     43,330,508     39,355,384     35,380,187     28,218,266     15,142,162
 Leather Gloves                         0         40,168         12,423         85,532         38,279         53,324
 Leather Articles, nes.           297,388        130,926        289,952        266,220        160,073         53,671


 Fur Apparel                      163,150         95,100         77,657         43,881         37,131         69,757



    Travelgoods

 Luggage/Briefcases               142,735        105,993        112,478        154,660         83,480        314,951
 Travel/Sports Bags                71,624        141,594        114,321        100,192         54,455         44,069
 Handbags/Purses                   43,848         75,338         74,489        160,855        126,749        388,085
 Leather Goods nes.                23,975         81,050        114,810        212,944        129,098      1,597,637
 Luggage Locks                      3,631         85,901        123,168        158,590        122,369        110,129
                                  405,596        298,610        241,733         50,244         50,244         51,964




 Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.