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                                               |                                     |                  January 13, 2012
                                               |            U.S. IMPORTS             |
                                               |           FOR CONSUMPTION           |
                                               |        FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS        |
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    Imports from : Germany
    Data in $
 Product                            2006            2007            2008            2009            2010     YTD 11/2010     YTD 11/2011

    Footwear, Leather and Fur Products

 All Footwear                   56,928,372      66,114,042      52,111,391      38,327,060      44,272,431      40,467,344      48,398,905
 Footwear, Rubber/plastic        2,048,237       1,960,762       1,209,945         572,066         781,878         726,803       1,176,637
 Footwear, non-Rubber           54,880,135      64,153,280      50,901,446      37,754,994      43,490,553      39,740,541      47,222,268
 Leather Footwear               38,772,186      44,453,600      33,745,323      23,108,881      29,540,747      27,288,200      32,189,537
 Footwear, Protective            1,364,842       1,039,405         923,973         468,960         639,958         590,687       1,102,724
 Footwear, Rubber/canvas           683,395         921,357         285,972         103,106         141,920         136,116          73,913
 House Slippers                  1,338,512       1,276,935         864,443         562,508         632,241         620,374         494,431
 Footwear,M(ex athletic.)        9,406,829      10,010,585       9,426,336       8,437,970       8,500,095       7,675,053       9,248,257
 Footwear,F(ex athletic.)       38,907,594      44,603,077      33,967,174      24,388,384      29,550,352      27,122,505      31,666,827
 Footwear, nes.                  5,227,200       8,262,683       6,643,493       4,366,132       4,807,865       4,322,609       5,812,753
 Footwear Parts                    461,827          84,542          58,004          38,811          92,450          91,854          90,310


 Leather Apparel                 1,278,498       1,007,489         870,213         472,803         682,386         646,374       1,209,855
 Leather Tanning                35,315,127      36,130,691      28,188,021      13,210,132      19,181,591      17,681,721      19,650,800
 Leather Gloves                     32,220          20,982          39,277          25,651          68,063          63,806          70,306
 Leather Articles, nes.         28,977,868      36,010,054      36,407,609      28,546,895      27,807,601      26,299,446      25,234,306


 Fur Apparel                     2,227,236       1,151,184         503,131         436,101         783,773         760,300       1,386,338
 Mink Apparel                    1,644,809         424,833         203,463         101,622         376,210         376,210         659,923
 Fur Apparel nes.                  523,186         519,341         176,498         208,058         309,938         298,433         602,804
 Fur Articles. nes                  28,582         178,808          92,190         104,740          85,595          73,627         116,188
 Fur Headwear                       30,659          28,202          30,980          21,681          12,030          12,030           7,423



    Travelgoods

 Luggage/Briefcases              4,314,031       4,403,128       5,508,281       4,992,364       4,341,460       4,090,903       4,448,836
 Travel/Sports Bags              3,088,543       3,470,719       3,923,210       4,176,339       3,406,265       3,149,266       4,604,643
 Handbags/Purses                   663,549         919,088         443,929         482,102       1,099,582         990,510       1,294,159
 Leather Goods nes.              2,516,870       2,246,031       1,597,137       1,310,032       1,433,935       1,281,656       1,108,149
 Luggage Locks                      90,092          18,174          18,095           2,299          12,415           9,693          28,937
 Backpacks (MMF)                    31,560          35,289          28,574          24,458          12,752          12,449          93,827




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