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                                          |                                         |                                March 16, 2010
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  PANAMA   |                            | Preliminary  2/2010 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  2/2010
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2008      2009     2/2009    2/2010  % Change    2/2009   12/2009    1/2010    2/2010  % Change % Share

                                                           (P)                                               (P)

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
 222 Knit Fabric           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.206     0.050     0.000      *          *       0.206     0.050     0.050     0.050   -75.53    0.16
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.041     0.080     0.000      *          *       0.041     0.080     0.080     0.080    96.73    0.01

Cotton:
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.139     0.077     0.077      *          *       0.216     0.077      *         *         *       *  
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.025     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.025      *         *         *         *       *  
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.009     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.009     0.002     0.002     0.002   -81.82    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.018     0.064     0.000      *          *       0.018     0.064     0.064     0.064   259.36    0.01
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.027     0.035     0.004      *          *       0.029     0.035     0.032     0.031     9.13    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.189     0.121     0.031     0.016    -49.69     0.197     0.121     0.123     0.106   -46.30    0.01
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.025     0.024     0.000     0.001    628.57     0.022     0.024     0.024     0.025    12.09    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.026     0.015     0.000     0.000    -11.11     0.024     0.015     0.015     0.015   -35.32    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.007     0.003     0.000      *          *       0.006     0.003     0.003     0.003   -49.74    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.024     0.003     0.000      *          *       0.016     0.003     0.003     0.003   -79.38    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.022     0.048     0.005     0.000    -99.42     0.024     0.048     0.044     0.043    81.58    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.068     0.127     0.001     0.001    -52.05     0.063     0.127     0.126     0.126    99.53    0.01
 349 Bras, & other         0.003     0.001     0.000      *          *       0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001   -78.84    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.010     0.006     0.001      *          *       0.011     0.006     0.005     0.005   -54.06    0.00
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.004     0.003     0.000      *          *       0.004     0.003     0.003     0.003   -27.79    0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.002      *         *         *         *       *  
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.013     0.065     0.007     0.000    -95.42     0.021     0.065     0.065     0.058   180.70    0.00

Wool:
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.004      *         *         *         *       *  
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       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      *      0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     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      *         *         *         *       *  
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 465 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  

Man-Made Fiber:
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.001     0.006     0.000      *          *       0.001     0.006     0.006     0.006   877.78    0.02
 632 Hosiery               0.031     0.005     0.005      *          *       0.030     0.005     0.000     0.000   -99.25    0.00
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.001      *         *        0.001   135.29    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 636 Dresses               0.001     0.004     0.004      *          *       0.005     0.004     0.004     0.000   -91.55    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.002     0.006     0.002     0.000    -98.40     0.003     0.006     0.004     0.004    44.57    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.001     0.003     0.003     0.000    -99.01     0.003     0.003     0.002     0.001   -77.02    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.001     0.005     0.001      *          *       0.001     0.005     0.005     0.005   231.88    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.003     0.004     0.000      *          *       0.002     0.004     0.004     0.004   105.99    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.009     0.001     0.000     0.000       *       0.008     0.001     0.001     0.001   -93.01    0.00
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.002     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.002     0.002     0.002     0.002    29.31    0.02
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.005     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.001     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002    48.00    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.001      *        0.000     0.000   -76.00    0.00
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       0.065     0.004     0.001      *          *       0.064     0.004     0.004     0.003   -94.55    0.00
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 651 Nightwear/PJs         0.054     0.014     0.011      *          *       0.054     0.014     0.010     0.003   -94.72    0.00
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.049     0.038     0.010      *          *       0.053     0.038     0.037     0.028   -47.49    0.01
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.003     0.013     0.006      *          *       0.008     0.013     0.013     0.008    -2.51    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    12.62    0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      0.004     0.036     0.001      *          *       0.005     0.036     0.035     0.035   617.70    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -14.29    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.01
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.017     0.016     0.001     0.000    -89.19     0.014     0.016     0.016     0.016    15.63    0.05
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.001     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   616.67    0.01
 843 S/V Suits, M/B        0.000     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.36
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.00
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.305     0.002     0.000      *          *       0.305     0.002     0.002     0.002   -99.18    0.00