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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  NORWAY   |                            | 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      0.003     0.005     0.005     0.005     13.09     0.005     0.006     0.006     0.005    13.09    0.00
 201 Specialty Yarns       0.751     0.028     0.028     0.126    358.34     0.028     0.049     0.128     0.126   358.34    0.06
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.007     0.039     0.039     0.138    256.83     0.039     0.148     0.147     0.138   256.83    0.00
 229 Special Fabric        1.081     0.357     0.357     1.011    182.98     0.357     1.012     1.102     1.011   182.98    0.04
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Cotton:
 317 Twill Fabric          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    170.97     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   170.97    0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002   1625.00     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002  1625.00    0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -20.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -20.00    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    250.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   250.00    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    138.18     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   138.18    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    384.62     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   384.62    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -33.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -33.33    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -29.31     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -29.31    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.000     0.011     0.011      *          *       0.011     0.011     0.011      *         *       *  
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   1680.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  1680.00    0.00
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.009     0.006     0.006     0.001    -88.38     0.006     0.001     0.001     0.001   -88.38    0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 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.      0.007     0.052     0.052     0.002    -95.57     0.052     0.016     0.003     0.002   -95.57    0.00

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            0.030     0.028     0.028     0.029      4.22     0.028     0.029     0.031     0.029     4.22    0.10
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.004    484.21     0.001     0.004     0.004     0.004   484.21    0.03
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.001     0.002     0.002     0.017    739.54     0.002     0.015     0.017     0.017   739.54    0.22
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.04
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -96.77     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -96.77    0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.003     0.007     0.007     0.006    -12.96     0.007     0.007     0.006     0.006   -12.96    0.02
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.004     0.006     0.006     0.008     40.32     0.006     0.008     0.007     0.008    40.32    0.01
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.001     0.004     0.004     0.001    -79.40     0.004     0.001     0.001     0.001   -79.40    0.00
 439 Babies' garments      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    104.29     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   104.29    0.26
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.013     0.015     0.015     0.015      0.33     0.015     0.016     0.017     0.015     0.33    0.25
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.021     0.016     0.016     0.015     -7.93     0.016     0.014     0.015     0.015    -7.93    0.05
 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    328.57     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   328.57    0.01
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.002     0.002     0.002     0.003     25.45     0.002     0.003     0.003     0.003    25.45    0.03
 464 Wool Blankets         0.000     0.001     0.001     0.002    106.59     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002   106.59    0.07
 469 Oth. Wool Manuf.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.02

Man-Made Fiber:
 611 Wov>85% Art Stp       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    247.22     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   247.22    0.00
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.005     0.005     0.000    -97.43     0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000   -97.43    0.00
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -50.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -50.00    0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.001     0.001     0.001     0.003    130.23     0.001     0.001     0.003     0.003   130.23    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -39.13     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -39.13    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.000    -83.55     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -83.55    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -63.16     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -63.16    0.00
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.001     0.017     0.017     0.005    -70.64     0.017     0.007     0.005     0.005   -70.64    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.004     0.004      *          *       0.004      *         *         *         *       *  
 666 Other Furnishing      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -95.45     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -95.45    0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.337     0.144     0.144     0.169     17.10     0.144     0.155     0.179     0.169    17.10    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 831 Gloves Silk/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         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   6300.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  6300.00    0.01
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -39.02     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -39.02    0.06
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    707.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   707.33    0.00
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002    211.36     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002   211.36    0.00