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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  ARGENT   |                            | 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      0.031     0.040     0.040     0.073     82.91     0.040     0.076     0.076     0.073    82.91    0.06
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.008     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           2.012     1.993     1.993     1.613    -19.07     1.993     1.817     1.727     1.613   -19.07    0.10
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.283     0.489     0.489     0.193    -60.62     0.489     0.268     0.281     0.193   -60.62    0.01
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.558     0.722     0.722     0.918     27.04     0.722     0.843     0.910     0.918    27.04    0.53
 229 Special Fabric        0.001     0.006     0.006     4.673  83505.35     0.006     4.673     4.673     4.673 83505.35    0.20
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.003     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.017     0.032     0.032     0.032     -0.77     0.032     0.031     0.031     0.032    -0.77    0.00

Cotton:
 300 Carded Cot. Yarn      0.013     0.015     0.015     0.011    -25.77     0.015     0.020     0.020     0.011   -25.77    0.01
 301 Combed Cot. Yarn      0.003     0.006     0.006     0.005    -16.77     0.006     0.004     0.005     0.005   -16.77    0.00
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.012     0.012     0.019     64.20     0.012     0.019     0.019     0.019    64.20    0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -53.02     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001   -53.02    0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001     92.86     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    92.86    0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.002     0.000     0.000     0.001    115.38     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   115.38    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.004     0.004     0.004     0.008     92.31     0.004     0.008     0.007     0.008    92.31    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.005     0.005     0.005     0.006     23.80     0.005     0.005     0.005     0.006    23.80    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.002     0.002     0.002     0.002     31.19     0.002     0.002     0.002     0.002    31.19    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.007     0.004     0.004     0.023    426.24     0.004     0.010     0.014     0.023   426.24    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.002     0.002     0.002     0.002     24.83     0.002     0.002     0.002     0.002    24.83    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    300.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   300.00    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.002     0.003     0.003     0.002    -40.40     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.002   -40.40    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001      9.33     0.001     0.001     0.002     0.001     9.33    0.00
 349 Bras, & other         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -27.20     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000   -27.20    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.001     0.003     0.003     0.003     -7.04     0.003     0.005     0.005     0.003    -7.04    0.00
 353 Down Coats,M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.003     0.010     0.010     0.010      0.08     0.010     0.004     0.004     0.010     0.08    0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     23.29     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    23.29    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.002     0.954     0.954     0.020    -97.94     0.954     0.019     0.019     0.020   -97.94    0.00

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            0.277     0.533     0.533     0.140    -73.81     0.533     0.147     0.145     0.140   -73.81    0.48
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -60.96     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -60.96    0.00
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.01
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     25.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    25.00    0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    600.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   600.00    0.00
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001     36.36     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    36.36    0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    150.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   150.00    0.00
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     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  12200.00     0.000      *         *        0.000 12200.00    0.00
 444 Wool Suits,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    104.23     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   104.23    0.03
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     -6.67     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -6.67    0.00
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -22.00     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000   -22.00    0.00
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000      *        0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -77.52     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -77.52    0.00
 464 Wool Blankets         0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -22.44     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -22.44    0.03
 465 Floor Coverings       0.014     0.032     0.032     0.018    -44.21     0.032     0.019     0.017     0.018   -44.21    0.08
 469 Oth. Wool Manuf.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   2125.25     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001  2125.25    0.05

Man-Made Fiber:
 600 Text Fil Yarn         0.000     0.047     0.047      *          *       0.047      *         *         *         *       *  
 607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn      0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 626 Printclth Stp/Fl      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.025     0.059     0.059     0.066     11.66     0.059     0.067     0.066     0.066    11.66    0.16
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001    -21.05     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -21.05    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.003     0.002     0.002     0.001    -54.55     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -54.55    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.029     0.021     0.021     0.017    -17.85     0.021     0.016     0.018     0.017   -17.85    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.003     0.003     0.003     0.002    -38.59     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.002   -38.59    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.015     0.019     0.019     0.004    -76.82     0.019     0.004     0.004     0.004   -76.82    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    137.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   137.50    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.003     0.007     0.007     0.005    -32.66     0.007     0.006     0.006     0.005   -32.66    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000    -54.84     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -54.84    0.00
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      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      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     42.86     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    42.86    0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -84.62     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -84.62    0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -12.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -12.50    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.009     0.008     0.008     0.000    -93.71     0.008     0.000     0.000     0.000   -93.71    0.00
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -56.08     0.002     0.002     0.002     0.001   -56.08    0.00
 651 Nightwear/PJs         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.008     0.008     0.006    -27.78     0.008     0.014     0.014     0.006   -27.78    0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.048     0.039     0.039     0.027    -32.18     0.039     0.028     0.028     0.027   -32.18    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.004     0.007     0.007     0.002    -64.35     0.007     0.003     0.003     0.002   -64.35    0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      0.008     0.000     0.000     0.000      9.09     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     9.09    0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.001     0.014     0.014     0.007    -52.77     0.014     0.005     0.004     0.007   -52.77    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 832 Hosiery Slk/Veg       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -42.86     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -42.86    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -94.44     0.001     0.000      *        0.000   -94.44    0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -92.31     0.000      *         *        0.000   -92.31    0.00
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 852 S/V Underwear         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.13
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -33.33     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -33.33    0.00
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.002     0.007     0.007     0.001    -92.68     0.007     0.002     0.002     0.001   -92.68    0.00