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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| DOM REP | | 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:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.218 * 0.000 0.214 0.214 0.218 * 0.22
201 Specialty Yarns 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.001 330.95 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 330.95 0.00
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.004 100.18 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 100.18 0.01
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.045 0.010 0.001 0.128 9962.06 0.002 0.136 0.136 0.136 6345.89 0.10
222 Knit Fabric 4.404 0.270 0.253 0.073 -71.21 0.253 0.184 0.099 0.090 -64.56 0.01
223 Non-Woven Fabric 1.769 3.580 2.975 3.163 6.31 3.438 4.143 4.225 3.767 9.58 0.16
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.168 * 0.000 0.168 0.168 0.168 * 0.51
229 Special Fabric 0.199 0.297 0.181 0.556 207.82 0.217 0.679 0.668 0.672 210.35 0.04
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.107 0.180 0.099 0.029 -71.04 0.112 0.181 0.181 0.109 -1.91 0.42
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.804 0.789 0.778 0.122 -84.33 1.288 0.134 0.139 0.133 -89.68 0.02
Cotton:
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 * 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 * 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.000 0.006 0.006 * * 0.006 * * * * *
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
317 Twill Fabric 0.000 0.006 0.006 0.098 1601.53 0.006 0.083 0.083 0.098 1601.53 0.20
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 55.753 43.783 39.287 6.993 -82.20 46.627 18.110 14.519 11.488 -75.36 1.74
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.017 0.006 0.001 * * 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.005 42.06 0.05
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.038 0.553 0.545 0.199 -63.53 0.545 0.205 0.206 0.206 -62.23 0.06
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.608 0.289 0.235 0.083 -64.51 0.278 0.184 0.163 0.137 -50.53 0.03
336 Cotton Dresses 1.083 0.433 0.321 0.107 -66.71 0.485 0.217 0.232 0.219 -54.85 0.03
338 Knit Shirts,MB 15.196 11.814 10.679 7.478 -29.97 12.995 7.696 8.455 8.613 -33.72 0.86
339 W/G Knit Blouse 9.499 8.393 7.249 5.487 -24.31 8.327 6.843 6.961 6.630 -20.38 0.51
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 4.227 2.515 2.105 1.652 -21.52 2.748 2.105 2.090 2.062 -24.96 0.37
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.538 0.414 0.362 0.299 -17.38 0.470 0.360 0.343 0.351 -25.32 0.12
342 Cotton Skirts 0.263 0.133 0.108 0.048 -55.56 0.136 0.088 0.076 0.073 -46.25 0.05
345 Cotton Sweater 0.006 0.018 0.018 0.021 13.76 0.019 0.017 0.021 0.021 10.97 0.01
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 33.424 21.505 18.597 13.428 -27.79 23.916 17.588 17.039 16.336 -31.69 1.58
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 5.478 3.551 3.236 1.285 -60.27 3.694 2.164 1.661 1.601 -56.65 0.10
349 Bras, & other 0.281 0.068 0.061 0.004 -93.82 0.072 0.021 0.014 0.011 -84.74 0.04
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.881 0.669 0.593 1.048 76.69 0.757 1.038 1.085 1.124 48.49 0.35
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.247 0.013 0.013 0.082 546.42 0.034 0.082 0.082 0.082 144.70 0.01
352 Cotton Underwear 109.012 110.607 91.976 73.455 -20.14 108.137 98.603 95.231 92.085 -14.84 5.16
359 Oth. Cot. App. 2.598 1.378 1.205 0.958 -20.54 1.473 1.136 1.144 1.130 -23.30 0.31
361 Cotton Sheets 0.000 0.006 0.006 * * 0.006 * * * * *
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.403 0.065 0.065 0.132 103.75 0.149 0.020 0.132 0.132 -11.86 0.04
363 Pile Towels 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.022 0.049 0.012 0.052 333.48 0.015 0.094 0.091 0.089 501.15 0.00
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.000 -83.50 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -81.61 0.01
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.008 * 0.000 0.000 -99.73 0.00
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.428 0.098 0.096 0.047 -51.35 0.123 0.057 0.048 0.049 -60.52 0.30
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.453 0.035 0.030 0.294 865.48 0.161 0.144 0.187 0.299 85.49 1.54
435 W/G Coats, Wool 3.248 3.882 3.624 4.638 27.98 3.900 4.777 5.112 4.896 25.54 7.21
436 Wool Dresses 0.006 0.030 0.028 0.037 31.92 0.029 0.034 0.034 0.039 35.75 0.31
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 647.06 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 647.06 0.01
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.015 0.009 0.007 0.013 100.00 0.010 0.015 0.015 0.015 50.80 2.08
442 Wool Skirts 0.013 0.012 0.011 0.007 -30.92 0.013 0.008 0.009 0.008 -38.38 0.28
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.506 0.219 0.219 0.001 -99.60 0.287 0.005 0.001 0.001 -99.70 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -97.42 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.42 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.678 0.343 0.277 0.295 6.62 0.392 0.362 0.362 0.361 -7.91 2.48
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.055 0.049 0.041 0.034 -16.31 0.050 0.031 0.041 0.042 -16.68 0.76
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.016 0.017 0.016 0.013 -19.43 0.019 0.012 0.012 0.014 -27.59 0.14
465 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.035 0.010 0.010 0.672 6439.53 0.015 * 0.484 0.672 4428.05 0.09
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.016 0.015 0.015 0.001 -96.22 0.019 0.015 0.015 0.001 -95.48 0.00
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 * 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.006 * 0.00
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.03
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 * 0.01
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.003 -31.09 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 -31.09 0.01
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 1578.98 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 1578.98 0.43
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
632 Hosiery 0.172 0.011 0.009 0.010 17.91 0.009 0.014 0.016 0.012 44.77 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 1.010 0.642 0.475 0.503 5.82 0.698 0.637 0.638 0.670 -4.06 5.76
634 Other Coats, MB 0.386 4.377 3.693 1.848 -49.97 3.770 3.761 2.997 2.532 -32.85 0.77
635 Coats, W/G 0.513 1.914 1.821 0.816 -55.21 1.877 1.272 1.025 0.908 -51.60 0.21
636 Dresses 1.856 0.276 0.256 0.927 261.69 0.270 0.934 0.948 0.946 250.46 0.14
638 Knit Shirts, MB 8.803 26.091 24.279 6.020 -75.21 26.409 9.785 8.871 7.831 -70.35 1.43
639 Knit Blouses,WG 6.067 4.835 4.268 4.194 -1.74 4.747 4.630 4.609 4.761 0.29 0.80
640 N-K Shirts, MB 6.178 6.629 5.652 3.104 -45.09 6.712 4.716 4.415 4.081 -39.21 3.39
641 N-K Blouses, WG 1.248 1.148 0.954 0.735 -22.90 1.235 0.963 0.972 0.929 -24.75 0.56
642 Skirts 0.508 0.286 0.253 0.336 33.00 0.275 0.317 0.349 0.370 34.69 0.48
643 MMF Suits, M/B 3.453 3.576 2.820 1.904 -32.49 3.345 2.638 2.588 2.660 -20.49 17.25
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.026 * 0.000 0.025 0.026 0.026 42250.00 0.27
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.000 0.031 0.003 0.017 544.32 0.003 0.044 0.044 0.046 1593.18 0.03
647 Trousers,etc MB 19.395 12.303 10.489 7.060 -32.69 12.835 9.936 9.532 8.874 -30.87 2.07
648 Slacks,etc. WG 3.013 3.528 3.012 2.371 -21.29 3.392 3.043 2.965 2.887 -14.89 0.87
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 6.954 5.611 4.679 3.099 -33.76 5.527 4.460 4.187 4.031 -27.06 2.69
650 Dress Gown,Robe 1.870 0.799 0.691 0.414 -40.06 0.860 0.615 0.543 0.522 -39.32 0.23
651 Nightwear/PJs 3.478 0.320 0.245 0.227 -7.45 0.486 0.315 0.301 0.301 -37.98 0.05
652 M-MF Underwear 25.320 30.908 25.954 19.674 -24.20 29.742 26.676 26.274 24.627 -17.20 4.62
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
659 Oth. MMF App. 39.048 37.950 31.457 26.329 -16.30 38.376 33.841 33.541 32.822 -14.47 1.99
665 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
666 Other Furnishing 0.094 0.829 0.452 0.786 73.63 0.458 1.422 1.309 1.162 153.70 0.03
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.285 0.661 0.512 0.250 -51.12 0.593 0.526 0.470 0.399 -32.76 0.01
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.039 0.014 0.011 0.004 -67.28 0.016 0.006 0.006 0.006 -60.56 0.49
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.003 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.001 0.017 0.013 0.003 -78.40 0.013 0.010 0.008 0.006 -50.67 0.04
836 S/V Dresses 0.000 0.004 0.002 0.000 -93.75 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.001 -54.55 0.01
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.01
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.000 -97.20 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.67 0.00
842 S/V Skirts 0.000 0.003 0.003 * * 0.003 0.003 0.003 * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.072 0.056 0.016 0.003 -82.42 0.022 0.043 0.042 0.043 98.90 0.03
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
858 S/V Neckwear 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.045 0.068 0.037 0.055 47.37 0.050 0.072 0.075 0.086 70.38 0.44
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.080 0.108 0.072 0.043 -40.72 0.072 0.079 0.079 0.079 9.66 0.08