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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| PANAMA | | Preliminary 10/2009 Data in Million M2 |
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(P) These data are limited preliminary import data based on import figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
It will be supplanted by official imports from the Census Bureau as those data become available. The release of these data
is to allow preliminary analysis of the impact of total imports into the United States and imports from China into the
United States to facilitate the administration of the textile safeguard in China's WTO Accession Agreement.
Because this report contains data for HTS Chapters 50-63 only, the following categories may be incomplete or not
appear at all: 201, 229, 239, 359, 362, 369, 439, 459, 469, 621, 622, 659, 666, 669, 670, 859, 870, 871 and 899.
Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 10/2009
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2007 2008 10/2008 10/2009 % Change 10/2008 8/2009 9/2009 10/2009 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
222 Knit Fabric 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
229 Special Fabric 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * *
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.206 0.206 0.050 -75.53 0.206 0.050 0.050 0.050 -75.53 0.19
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.066 0.041 0.029 0.072 152.31 0.029 0.085 0.072 0.085 195.48 0.01
Cotton:
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.139 0.067 0.077 15.73 0.067 0.216 0.216 0.150 123.62 0.18
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.077 0.025 0.025 0.000 -99.89 0.025 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.46 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.329 0.009 0.008 0.000 -95.50 0.008 0.002 0.002 0.002 -71.62 0.00
336 Cotton Dresses 0.017 0.018 0.015 0.062 322.82 0.015 0.063 0.063 0.066 346.15 0.01
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.017 0.027 0.020 0.034 66.99 0.021 0.041 0.037 0.041 90.55 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.203 0.189 0.147 0.112 -24.27 0.184 0.163 0.157 0.153 -16.94 0.01
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.029 0.025 0.019 0.024 23.19 0.022 0.014 0.015 0.030 35.12 0.01
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.033 0.026 0.025 0.015 -41.61 0.028 0.008 0.008 0.015 -44.24 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.012 0.007 0.007 0.003 -54.57 0.009 0.002 0.001 0.003 -61.53 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.006 0.024 0.024 0.001 -95.31 0.025 0.001 0.001 0.001 -95.51 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.063 0.022 0.017 0.048 177.37 0.021 0.036 0.049 0.053 150.70 0.01
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.094 0.068 0.056 0.124 121.48 0.063 0.116 0.141 0.136 115.72 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.001 -64.55 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 -56.88 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.024 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
352 Cotton Underwear 0.011 0.010 0.009 0.005 -46.10 0.009 0.008 0.007 0.006 -32.15 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -23.19 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.003 -19.26 0.00
361 Cotton Sheets 0.000 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
363 Pile Towels 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.094 0.013 0.011 0.056 407.88 0.011 0.066 0.060 0.058 428.98 0.00
Wool:
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 * * * * *
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
432 Wool Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
436 Wool Dresses 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
442 Wool Skirts 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 * * 0.000 0.00 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
465 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2600.00 0.00
Man-Made Fiber:
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.016 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.006 877.78 0.001 0.006 0.006 0.006 877.78 0.02
632 Hosiery 0.014 0.031 0.027 0.005 -79.78 0.027 0.009 0.009 0.009 -66.33 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
634 Other Coats, MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
635 Coats, W/G 0.009 0.000 0.000 * * 0.008 * * * * *
636 Dresses 0.030 0.001 0.001 0.004 202.56 0.001 0.005 0.005 0.004 202.56 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.012 0.002 0.002 0.005 209.48 0.002 0.006 0.006 0.006 230.17 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.008 0.001 0.001 0.003 442.22 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 320.69 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.025 0.001 0.001 0.005 509.30 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.005 21.30 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.000 -88.39 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 -88.39 0.00
642 Skirts 0.004 0.009 0.009 0.001 -94.12 0.012 0.001 0.001 0.001 -95.47 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.000 -75.41 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -45.90 0.01
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.001 0.005 0.005 * * 0.005 * * * * *
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 48.00 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.002 5.71 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.002 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.024 0.065 0.063 0.004 -92.99 0.067 0.009 0.008 0.007 -89.82 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.012 0.054 0.046 0.014 -70.39 0.046 0.029 0.029 0.022 -52.89 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.109 0.049 0.040 0.034 -15.28 0.062 0.057 0.054 0.042 -31.53 0.01
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.028 0.003 0.003 0.010 215.74 0.004 0.011 0.011 0.010 122.88 0.00
665 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
666 Other Furnishing 0.023 0.004 0.004 0.036 740.00 0.017 0.026 0.025 0.036 103.95 0.00
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
836 S/V Dresses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.00
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.024 0.017 0.013 0.010 -20.81 0.015 0.012 0.014 0.014 -5.18 0.04
842 S/V Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 616.67 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 616.67 0.01
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 * 0.48
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 * 0.00
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * *
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.000 0.305 0.305 0.000 -100.00 0.305 * * 0.000 -100.00 0.00