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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  _ASEAN   |                            | Preliminary 12/2011 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 12/2011
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2009      2010    12/2010   12/2011  % Change   12/2010   10/2011   11/2011   12/2011  % Change % Share

                                                           (P)                                               (P)

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
 200 Yarns / Sew Thrd      7.337     7.676     7.676     7.981      3.97     7.676     8.380     8.149     7.981     3.97    6.40
 201 Specialty Yarns      18.186    21.801    21.801    21.796     -0.02    21.801    20.414    21.577    21.796    -0.02    9.51
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.608     0.593     0.593     1.196    101.67     0.593     1.098     1.171     1.196   101.67    3.17
 219 Duck Fabric           4.292     6.972     6.972     3.712    -46.76     6.972     4.489     3.932     3.712   -46.76    8.92
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      1.394     1.960     1.960     2.489     26.97     1.960     2.186     2.118     2.489    26.97    2.30
 222 Knit Fabric          25.531    45.209    45.209    38.677    -14.45    45.209    39.771    39.156    38.677   -14.45    2.49
 223 Non-Woven Fabric     48.053    51.741    51.741    76.306     47.48    51.741    59.856    70.111    76.306    47.48    2.72
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.118     0.065     0.065     0.247    280.47     0.065     0.150     0.181     0.247   280.47    0.14
 225 Blue Denim Fab.       0.124     0.099     0.099     0.016    -83.76     0.099     0.017     0.016     0.016   -83.76    0.07
 226 Cheesecloth,Bati      1.267     0.232     0.232     0.740    219.34     0.232     0.706     0.770     0.740   219.34    0.53
 227 Oxford Cloth          0.198     0.023     0.023     0.053    126.58     0.023     0.045     0.045     0.053   126.58    9.29
 229 Special Fabric      342.849   630.239   630.239   768.078     21.87   630.239   744.122   750.461   768.078    21.87   33.00
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      5.561    12.781    12.781    12.562     -1.71    12.781    12.691    12.805    12.562    -1.71   29.06
 239 Baby Garm / Acc     157.090   170.428   170.428   162.881     -4.43   170.428   170.394   168.550   162.881    -4.43   20.83

Cotton:
 300 Carded Cot. Yarn      5.552    21.948    21.948     4.840    -77.95    21.948     5.629     4.998     4.840   -77.95    3.24
 301 Combed Cot. Yarn     57.786    57.850    57.850    50.575    -12.58    57.850    49.561    52.064    50.575   -12.58   30.01
 313 Cotton Sheeting      12.505    16.953    16.953    12.856    -24.17    16.953    14.379    13.431    12.856   -24.17    5.51
 314 Poplin,Broadcl.       7.920    14.480    14.480    13.962     -3.58    14.480    14.473    14.203    13.962    -3.58   11.79
 315 Printcloth Fab.      10.670    13.641    13.641    10.109    -25.90    13.641    10.694    10.559    10.109   -25.90   17.69
 317 Twill Fabric          1.111     0.852     0.852     0.672    -21.22     0.852     0.614     0.651     0.672   -21.22    0.90
 326 Sateen Fabric         0.797     1.590     1.590     0.152    -90.47     1.590     0.330     0.274     0.152   -90.47    0.51
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.012     0.008     0.008     0.023    176.52     0.008     0.025     0.023     0.023   176.52    0.36
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten     10.513    15.382    15.382    13.215    -14.09    15.382    13.740    13.026    13.215   -14.09   11.67
 332 Cotton Hosiery       17.527    17.729    17.729    13.258    -25.22    17.729    13.741    12.981    13.258   -25.22    2.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      1.775     1.793     1.793     1.975     10.19     1.793     2.027     1.938     1.975    10.19   13.38
 334 Oth. Coats, MB       44.552    58.016    58.016    53.122     -8.43    58.016    53.800    53.001    53.122    -8.43   17.33
 335 W/G Cot. Coats      151.809   179.937   179.937   135.118    -24.91   179.937   152.344   140.072   135.118   -24.91   33.19
 336 Cotton Dresses      163.744   193.448   193.448   203.625      5.26   193.448   212.093   209.767   203.625     5.26   31.13
 338 Knit Shirts,MB      143.776   170.342   170.342   153.608     -9.82   170.342   159.304   154.795   153.608    -9.82   13.56
 339 W/G Knit Blouse     448.540   480.255   480.255   427.593    -10.97   480.255   441.284   434.784   427.593   -10.97   34.90
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB     131.435   161.436   161.436   152.717     -5.40   161.436   158.204   154.101   152.717    -5.40   22.55
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse     62.109    66.035    66.035    56.481    -14.47    66.035    58.919    57.369    56.481   -14.47   24.02
 342 Cotton Skirts        36.451    40.475    40.475    39.088     -3.43    40.475    38.460    38.241    39.088    -3.43   30.47
 345 Cotton Sweater       15.144    14.127    14.127     7.947    -43.75    14.127     9.091     7.802     7.947   -43.75    2.73
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers    146.268   166.335   166.335   158.836     -4.51   166.335   163.916   160.294   158.836    -4.51   14.45
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.    411.624   453.062   453.062   410.990     -9.29   453.062   415.499   411.140   410.990    -9.29   26.71
 349 Bras, & other         5.290     7.643     7.643     7.704      0.80     7.643     7.746     7.705     7.704     0.80   24.76
 350 Dress. Gown etc     102.717    97.279    97.279   112.674     15.83    97.279   114.811   113.262   112.674    15.83   33.21
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs     132.043   165.580   165.580   155.519     -6.08   165.580   166.872   161.350   155.519    -6.08   22.42
 352 Cotton Underwear    389.015   531.788   531.788   487.275     -8.37   531.788   519.931   501.475   487.275    -8.37   25.42
 353 Down Coats,M/B        0.047     0.009     0.009     0.059    564.84     0.009     0.057     0.058     0.059   564.84   17.79
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.003     0.005     0.005     0.021    349.28     0.005     0.022     0.022     0.021   349.28    8.16
 359 Oth. Cot. App.       46.706    37.835    37.835    41.977     10.95    37.835    42.156    42.465    41.977    10.95   11.40
 360 Pillowcases           7.951     8.440     8.440     6.557    -22.30     8.440     6.743     6.618     6.557   -22.30    3.83
 361 Cotton Sheets        48.271    54.384    54.384    39.458    -27.45    54.384    41.050    40.232    39.458   -27.45    3.98
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        9.260     9.611     9.611     8.356    -13.06     9.611     9.178     8.838     8.356   -13.06    3.00
 363 Pile Towels           8.972     6.471     6.471     3.618    -44.08     6.471     4.006     3.842     3.618   -44.08    1.37
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.     32.625    30.170    30.170    22.237    -26.30    30.170    23.800    23.171    22.237   -26.30    0.97

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            0.535     2.395     2.395     1.612    -32.70     2.395     1.900     1.614     1.612   -32.70    5.54
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.013     0.001     0.001     0.005    258.68     0.001     0.004     0.004     0.005   258.68    0.04
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.002     0.006     0.006     0.026    312.47     0.006     0.027     0.027     0.026   312.47    0.33
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.046     0.084     0.084     0.049    -41.39     0.084     0.059     0.048     0.049   -41.39    4.41
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.032     0.060     0.060     0.072     20.71     0.060     0.074     0.074     0.072    20.71    2.27
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        3.027     3.226     3.226     4.099     27.07     3.226     4.042     4.109     4.099    27.07   23.02
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       2.306     5.299     5.299     5.767      8.83     5.299     5.877     5.743     5.767     8.83   20.15
 435 W/G Coats, Wool      11.087    13.820    13.820    11.775    -14.80    13.820    11.774    11.616    11.775   -14.80   18.55
 436 Wool Dresses          1.967     1.328     1.328     1.116    -15.94     1.328     1.035     1.048     1.116   -15.94    7.75
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.381     0.597     0.597     0.530    -11.36     0.597     0.623     0.633     0.530   -11.36    1.94
 439 Babies' garments      0.086     0.084     0.084     0.058    -31.01     0.084     0.056     0.058     0.058   -31.01   16.73
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.020     0.014     0.014     0.044    218.74     0.014     0.034     0.037     0.044   218.74    4.97
 442 Wool Skirts           0.874     1.234     1.234     0.852    -30.91     1.234     0.797     0.822     0.852   -30.91   26.34
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        3.419     2.092     2.092     3.990     90.75     2.092     3.531     3.812     3.990    90.75   19.09
 444 Wool Suits,W/G        0.141     0.131     0.131     0.245     87.95     0.131     0.236     0.235     0.245    87.95   15.25
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.176     0.069     0.069     0.009    -86.99     0.069     0.015     0.009     0.009   -86.99    0.15
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.183     0.080     0.080     0.197    146.70     0.080     0.219     0.196     0.197   146.70    0.72
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      2.376     3.155     3.155     3.562     12.87     3.155     3.770     3.752     3.562    12.87   20.98
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       1.548     1.667     1.667     1.782      6.91     1.667     1.760     1.720     1.782     6.91   33.87
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.422     0.329     0.329     0.517     56.93     0.329     0.503     0.519     0.517    56.93    5.69
 464 Wool Blankets         0.000     0.013     0.013     0.000    -96.23     0.013     0.000     0.001     0.000   -96.23    0.02
 465 Floor Coverings       0.409     0.448     0.448     0.447     -0.25     0.448     0.461     0.455     0.447    -0.25    2.14
 469 Oth. Wool Manuf.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -84.04     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -84.04    0.00

Man-Made Fiber:
 600 Text Fil Yarn        51.279    71.021    71.021    79.109     11.39    71.021    83.104    80.661    79.109    11.39   12.89
 603 Yarn>85% artif.      63.839    92.975    92.975    65.239    -29.83    92.975    65.737    66.850    65.239   -29.83   61.74
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.     101.948   141.073   141.073   137.542     -2.50   141.073   135.122   139.661   137.542    -2.50   63.81
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn       29.854    17.184    17.184     3.053    -82.23    17.184     3.386     3.319     3.053   -82.23    0.37
 607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn     36.085    34.687    34.687    25.996    -25.06    34.687    25.041    26.522    25.996   -25.06   33.19
 611 Wov>85% Art Stp       0.429     0.423     0.423     0.341    -19.35     0.423     0.401     0.299     0.341   -19.35    2.51
 613 MMF Sheeting Fab      0.439     1.282     1.282     0.340    -73.51     1.282     0.405     0.397     0.340   -73.51    6.47
 614 MMF Pop/Brdclth       5.786     8.631     8.631     7.552    -12.50     8.631     8.021     7.776     7.552   -12.50   17.41
 615 MMF Printcloth        0.771     0.003     0.003     0.028    939.60     0.003     0.007     0.007     0.028   939.60    0.65
 617 MMF Twill/Sateen      0.911     1.155     1.155     0.456    -60.56     1.155     0.606     0.528     0.456   -60.56    2.54
 618 Wov Artif Filam       0.009     0.020     0.020     0.013    -34.18     0.020     0.017     0.013     0.013   -34.18    0.08
 619 Poly Fil Fab         12.053    12.739    12.739    13.757      7.99    12.739    12.875    12.426    13.757     7.99    5.86
 620 Oth Synth Filam      29.963    27.497    27.497    46.305     68.40    27.497    43.653    44.641    46.305    68.40    4.57
 621 Impression Fab        0.096     0.054     0.054     0.102     87.57     0.054     0.088     0.088     0.102    87.57    1.52
 624 Wov MMF Fabric        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    942.42     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   942.42    0.05
 625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl      7.390     6.972     6.972     4.052    -41.89     6.972     4.357     3.949     4.052   -41.89   33.63
 626 Printclth Stp/Fl      2.135     0.073     0.073     0.000    -99.97     0.073      *         *        0.000   -99.97    0.00
 627 Sheeting Stap/Fl      0.000     0.300     0.300     0.009    -97.00     0.300     0.084     0.084     0.009   -97.00    0.28
 628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil      0.771     0.288     0.288     0.385     33.45     0.288     0.417     0.410     0.385    33.45    1.79
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.554     4.155     4.155     4.047     -2.60     4.155     4.315     4.122     4.047    -2.60    9.66
 630 Handkerchiefs         0.002     0.002     0.002     0.003     71.14     0.002     0.003     0.003     0.003    71.14    0.12
 631 Gloves/Mittens        5.427     7.385     7.385     6.632    -10.20     7.385     6.690     6.795     6.632   -10.20    6.09
 632 Hosiery              15.778     9.941     9.941     9.641     -3.02     9.941     9.370     9.471     9.641    -3.02    1.64
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      3.848     7.424     7.424     8.193     10.36     7.424     9.423     8.303     8.193    10.36   32.08
 634 Other Coats, MB      73.942    98.352    98.352   111.021     12.88    98.352   109.456   109.326   111.021    12.88   27.34
 635 Coats, W/G          109.557   132.726   132.726   138.228      4.15   132.726   139.110   137.302   138.228     4.15   26.67
 636 Dresses             183.726   221.966   221.966   328.815     48.14   221.966   310.281   315.691   328.815    48.14   29.63
 638 Knit Shirts, MB      91.067   111.853   111.853   132.592     18.54   111.853   129.923   129.784   132.592    18.54   16.62
 639 Knit Blouses,WG     186.750   199.495   199.495   273.782     37.24   199.495   261.037   265.645   273.782    37.24   31.96
 640 N-K Shirts, MB       21.584    23.198    23.198    24.167      4.17    23.198    23.911    23.808    24.167     4.17   17.18
 641 N-K Blouses, WG      43.008    49.062    49.062    66.207     34.95    49.062    62.109    64.131    66.207    34.95   30.26
 642 Skirts               26.389    36.346    36.346    41.053     12.95    36.346    39.202    39.720    41.053    12.95   35.03
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.827     0.838     0.838     0.986     17.68     0.838     0.946     0.960     0.986    17.68    5.56
 644 MMF W/G Suits        11.533    11.528    11.528    11.559      0.27    11.528    12.459    11.709    11.559     0.27   48.82
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.700     1.219     1.219     1.242      1.86     1.219     1.351     1.344     1.242     1.86    9.19
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       7.199     6.223     6.223     7.893     26.83     6.223     7.209     7.760     7.893    26.83    4.79
 647 Trousers,etc MB     122.881   163.397   163.397   209.162     28.01   163.397   223.158   213.941   209.162    28.01   36.17
 648 Slacks,etc. WG      120.876   129.124   129.124   147.095     13.92   129.124   146.299   145.441   147.095    13.92   34.78
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup      31.341    35.036    35.036    28.930    -17.43    35.036    29.583    29.057    28.930   -17.43   16.59
 650 Dress Gown,Robe      47.979    58.768    58.768    69.761     18.70    58.768    68.874    69.190    69.761    18.70   25.48
 651 Nightwear/PJs       161.767   212.936   212.936   234.806     10.27   212.936   230.412   233.905   234.806    10.27   32.56
 652 M-MF Underwear       67.924    65.763    65.763    77.326     17.58    65.763    73.044    76.376    77.326    17.58   11.81
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.718     0.995     0.995     1.275     28.21     0.995     1.177     1.227     1.275    28.21   11.57
 654 Down Coats, W/G       2.719     3.512     3.512     5.116     45.69     3.512     4.823     5.020     5.116    45.69   18.06
 659 Oth. MMF App.       265.773   330.620   330.620   367.104     11.04   330.620   365.420   362.518   367.104    11.04   17.86
 665 Floor Coverings       3.854     4.661     4.661     3.084    -33.84     4.661     3.338     3.225     3.084   -33.84    2.59
 666 Other Furnishing     51.427    71.434    71.434    79.614     11.45    71.434    79.605    80.318    79.614    11.45    1.59
 669 Other MMF Manuf     389.860   391.049   391.049   355.426     -9.11   391.049   359.099   354.599   355.426    -9.11    8.45

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.007     0.005     0.005     0.166   3486.24     0.005     0.166     0.166     0.166  3486.24    3.48
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.159     0.151     0.151     0.135    -10.63     0.151     0.141     0.136     0.135   -10.63    0.34
 831 Gloves Silk/Veg       0.110     0.024     0.024     0.153    534.43     0.024     0.129     0.146     0.153   534.43    2.79
 832 Hosiery Slk/Veg       1.374     2.171     2.171     2.551     17.51     2.171     2.411     2.573     2.551    17.51   56.89
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.234     0.284     0.284     0.408     43.57     0.284     0.328     0.366     0.408    43.57   24.40
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.018     0.050     0.050     0.041    -18.08     0.050     0.045     0.045     0.041   -18.08    1.39
 835 S/V Coats W/G         2.178     1.861     1.861     2.945     58.25     1.861     2.741     2.829     2.945    58.25   18.12
 836 S/V Dresses           1.241     1.810     1.810     3.797    109.82     1.810     3.891     3.843     3.797   109.82   24.22
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.247     0.337     0.337     0.587     74.26     0.337     0.436     0.493     0.587    74.26    4.49
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.577     0.280     0.280     0.236    -15.78     0.280     0.254     0.240     0.236   -15.78    8.14
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        4.315     4.255     4.255     5.868     37.91     4.255     5.914     5.910     5.868    37.91   22.34
 842 S/V Skirts            0.893     1.064     1.064     1.331     25.10     1.064     1.326     1.327     1.331    25.10   25.91
 843 S/V Suits, M/B        0.013     0.009     0.009     0.107   1086.78     0.009     0.044     0.060     0.107  1086.78   25.92
 844 WG Suits S/V          0.130     0.061     0.061     0.134    119.55     0.061     0.137     0.132     0.134   119.55   17.95
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.082     0.007     0.007     0.127   1739.11     0.007     0.024     0.052     0.127  1739.11    0.69
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB      14.530    13.150    13.150    11.872     -9.72    13.150    12.338    11.704    11.872    -9.72    9.69
 850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn       0.008     0.013     0.013     0.005    -58.22     0.013     0.005     0.005     0.005   -58.22    1.13
 851 S/V Nightwear         0.000     0.007     0.007     0.004    -41.29     0.007     0.008     0.008     0.004   -41.29    0.43
 852 S/V Underwear         0.024     0.050     0.050     0.052      5.27     0.050     0.044     0.051     0.052     5.27   11.83
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.002     0.005     0.005     0.004    -11.14     0.005     0.004     0.004     0.004   -11.14    0.35
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.889     0.987     0.987     1.969     99.55     0.987     1.749     1.932     1.969    99.55    6.52
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.072     0.293     0.293     0.328     11.99     0.293     0.275     0.328     0.328    11.99    6.76
 899 Other S/V Manuf       1.058     0.499     0.499     1.600    220.46     0.499     1.571     1.593     1.600   220.46    1.02