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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| FRANCE | | 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 0.930 1.017 0.914 0.735 -19.58 1.049 0.831 0.776 0.838 -20.12 0.84
201 Specialty Yarns 3.585 4.306 3.326 2.504 -24.71 4.073 3.240 3.422 3.485 -14.46 1.98
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.538 0.517 0.446 0.194 -56.55 0.533 0.326 0.294 0.265 -50.30 0.54
219 Duck Fabric 0.011 0.020 0.020 0.005 -73.61 0.021 0.019 0.019 0.006 -73.91 0.01
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 1.987 1.183 0.941 0.539 -42.73 1.226 0.829 0.835 0.781 -36.30 0.58
222 Knit Fabric 2.790 2.056 1.665 0.968 -41.86 2.156 1.477 1.420 1.359 -36.98 0.12
223 Non-Woven Fabric 85.928 70.114 56.789 52.682 -7.23 69.192 65.915 65.769 66.007 -4.60 2.81
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 7.175 2.588 2.355 6.282 166.70 3.251 3.609 3.382 6.514 100.37 3.89
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.040 0.010 0.009 0.017 89.43 0.011 0.018 0.018 0.018 66.53 0.06
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.059 0.046 0.041 0.015 -61.97 0.058 0.025 0.025 0.021 -63.45 0.06
227 Oxford Cloth 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -98.72 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -98.94 0.00
229 Special Fabric 8.245 8.598 7.386 5.245 -28.98 8.838 6.883 6.884 6.457 -26.94 0.39
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.009 294.07 0.003 0.009 0.009 0.010 294.78 0.04
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.189 0.167 0.160 0.115 -28.19 0.170 0.128 0.122 0.122 -27.97 0.02
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.017 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.082 0.097 0.090 0.081 -9.89 0.098 0.087 0.088 0.088 -10.20 0.05
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.199 1.670 0.994 0.056 -94.35 1.027 1.523 1.402 0.732 -28.76 0.37
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.057 0.045 0.043 0.028 -33.65 0.060 0.012 0.029 0.031 -48.89 0.03
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.018 0.014 0.013 0.004 -69.24 0.014 0.007 0.007 0.006 -59.05 0.01
317 Twill Fabric 0.143 0.044 0.037 0.019 -48.17 0.075 0.032 0.031 0.026 -65.49 0.05
326 Sateen Fabric 0.065 0.027 0.026 0.002 -92.99 0.043 0.003 0.003 0.002 -94.81 0.01
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 48.33 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 30.92 0.03
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.002 217.65 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 194.59 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.133 0.067 0.064 0.014 -78.79 0.068 0.022 0.017 0.017 -75.59 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.011 0.011 0.010 0.005 -44.59 0.010 0.006 0.007 0.007 -31.69 0.06
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.044 0.071 0.058 0.032 -44.01 0.069 0.043 0.045 0.045 -34.91 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.376 0.259 0.197 0.140 -28.67 0.305 0.203 0.203 0.203 -33.62 0.04
336 Cotton Dresses 0.410 0.394 0.343 0.283 -17.53 0.420 0.319 0.330 0.334 -20.57 0.05
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.033 0.058 0.049 0.022 -54.04 0.053 0.054 0.054 0.031 -40.22 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.173 0.120 0.114 0.089 -21.90 0.133 0.094 0.094 0.095 -28.90 0.01
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.262 0.151 0.138 0.081 -41.16 0.157 0.089 0.103 0.094 -40.36 0.02
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.195 0.118 0.106 0.096 -9.08 0.126 0.106 0.106 0.108 -13.81 0.04
342 Cotton Skirts 0.144 0.060 0.051 0.042 -17.19 0.068 0.052 0.051 0.051 -24.64 0.03
345 Cotton Sweater 0.105 0.106 0.095 0.069 -27.39 0.112 0.089 0.078 0.080 -28.84 0.03
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.087 0.065 0.053 0.050 -5.87 0.077 0.060 0.064 0.062 -19.17 0.01
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.169 0.087 0.079 0.069 -11.80 0.099 0.077 0.077 0.078 -21.43 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.004 0.014 0.013 0.001 -92.06 0.013 0.002 0.002 0.002 -83.67 0.01
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.054 0.091 0.088 0.021 -75.93 0.107 0.022 0.022 0.024 -77.35 0.01
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.075 0.037 0.037 0.011 -70.23 0.052 0.022 0.019 0.012 -77.64 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.733 0.692 0.682 0.067 -90.14 0.745 0.092 0.087 0.077 -89.60 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1000.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1000.00 0.09
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -85.71 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -85.71 0.13
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.133 0.973 0.649 0.347 -46.51 0.658 0.782 0.822 0.672 2.02 0.19
360 Pillowcases 0.110 0.088 0.082 0.007 -90.98 0.104 0.019 0.016 0.013 -87.10 0.01
361 Cotton Sheets 0.362 0.216 0.188 0.108 -42.45 0.253 0.148 0.139 0.136 -46.18 0.01
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.183 0.143 0.130 0.083 -35.88 0.167 0.100 0.097 0.097 -42.00 0.03
363 Pile Towels 0.038 0.038 0.036 0.021 -41.53 0.039 0.023 0.022 0.024 -39.40 0.01
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 2.099 1.669 1.461 1.638 12.13 1.840 1.919 1.852 1.846 0.32 0.07
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.076 0.075 0.067 0.027 -59.57 0.076 0.043 0.042 0.035 -53.10 0.16
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.194 0.056 0.052 0.075 44.26 0.064 0.082 0.082 0.079 22.96 0.79
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.068 0.069 0.050 0.022 -55.75 0.062 0.039 0.039 0.041 -34.57 0.64
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.001 0.016 0.016 0.001 -93.65 0.016 0.002 0.002 0.002 -88.63 0.14
432 Wool Hosiery 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -68.49 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -43.55 0.07
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.005 2.01 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.005 -17.56 0.03
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.012 0.023 0.019 0.023 19.24 0.021 0.023 0.027 0.027 28.26 0.14
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.463 0.394 0.365 0.215 -41.12 0.421 0.259 0.245 0.244 -42.01 0.36
436 Wool Dresses 0.152 0.120 0.108 0.092 -14.30 0.123 0.101 0.100 0.104 -15.09 0.83
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.046 0.034 0.033 0.028 -15.80 0.035 0.034 0.032 0.029 -17.40 0.14
439 Babies' garments 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 -38.01 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -39.26 0.26
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.013 0.007 0.006 0.009 46.98 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.010 26.32 1.32
442 Wool Skirts 0.046 0.031 0.030 0.022 -26.06 0.032 0.028 0.023 0.024 -26.89 0.79
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.003 -35.49 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003 -26.37 0.02
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 -49.74 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -61.11 0.06
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.008 0.011 0.010 0.003 -70.80 0.011 0.004 0.003 0.003 -68.70 0.06
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.031 0.035 0.026 0.019 -24.93 0.027 0.032 0.029 0.028 3.52 0.12
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.002 -65.31 0.007 0.004 0.003 0.003 -62.42 0.02
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.053 0.042 0.039 0.025 -36.27 0.043 0.030 0.028 0.028 -34.82 0.50
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.057 0.049 0.045 0.037 -16.53 0.057 0.043 0.042 0.042 -25.89 0.42
464 Wool Blankets 0.012 0.010 0.010 0.002 -78.80 0.011 0.002 0.002 0.002 -78.36 0.08
465 Floor Coverings 0.121 0.041 0.038 0.047 25.55 0.068 0.059 0.058 0.051 -24.70 0.26
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.006 0.010 0.009 0.003 -71.46 0.010 0.004 0.003 0.003 -69.98 0.24
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 1.518 2.255 2.042 0.560 -72.60 2.359 1.223 1.156 0.772 -67.27 0.15
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 0.004 0.004 * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.061 0.031 0.015 0.001 -93.02 0.015 0.020 0.017 0.017 15.28 0.01
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.561 4.442 4.360 4.848 11.21 4.360 5.025 4.980 4.931 13.09 0.67
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.014 0.005 0.004 0.001 -71.72 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.002 -66.50 0.00
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.048 0.035 0.028 0.017 -38.42 0.038 0.027 0.025 0.024 -36.47 0.59
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.011 0.019 0.014 0.005 -62.09 0.021 0.010 0.010 0.010 -50.37 0.12
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.442 0.015 0.014 0.009 -37.65 0.014 0.009 0.010 0.010 -31.37 0.03
615 MMF Printcloth 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 -42.19 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -37.76 0.02
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.017 0.013 0.011 0.002 -77.50 0.013 0.012 0.010 0.005 -58.92 0.02
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.278 0.105 0.090 0.016 -82.00 0.186 0.038 0.034 0.031 -83.55 0.19
619 Poly Fil Fab 3.606 1.318 1.121 0.651 -41.94 1.646 0.965 0.892 0.848 -48.50 0.46
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.517 0.414 0.378 0.051 -86.60 0.462 0.136 0.130 0.087 -81.20 0.01
621 Impression Fab 0.018 0.014 0.013 0.046 253.69 0.014 0.017 0.041 0.047 225.63 4.29
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.066 0.036 0.034 0.010 -70.19 0.037 0.012 0.011 0.012 -67.37 0.76
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.113 0.042 0.041 0.005 -87.52 0.059 0.013 0.011 0.006 -89.89 0.03
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.092 0.030 0.027 0.001 -96.88 0.034 0.008 0.008 0.004 -88.10 0.03
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.012 0.055 0.055 0.001 -98.50 0.055 0.000 0.000 0.001 -98.50 0.02
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.153 0.026 0.017 0.011 -39.22 0.027 0.022 0.021 0.019 -29.59 0.07
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.313 0.334 0.306 0.127 -58.48 0.376 0.133 0.171 0.155 -58.86 0.39
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 125.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 125.00 0.00
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.001 -89.53 0.006 0.004 0.001 0.001 -89.25 0.00
632 Hosiery 0.021 0.016 0.014 0.016 13.29 0.022 0.017 0.018 0.018 -18.92 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.009 0.003 0.003 0.002 -21.18 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -9.37 0.02
634 Other Coats, MB 0.066 0.073 0.072 0.024 -66.09 0.078 0.052 0.040 0.026 -66.92 0.01
635 Coats, W/G 0.387 0.571 0.526 0.272 -48.24 0.591 0.339 0.331 0.318 -46.18 0.07
636 Dresses 0.543 0.546 0.468 0.283 -39.58 0.514 0.427 0.397 0.361 -29.78 0.05
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.011 0.024 0.012 0.004 -63.91 0.016 0.018 0.017 0.017 7.19 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.250 0.251 0.238 0.132 -44.39 0.272 0.144 0.137 0.145 -46.74 0.02
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 106.00 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.002 101.79 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.086 0.066 0.060 0.035 -42.15 0.067 0.046 0.044 0.040 -39.62 0.02
642 Skirts 0.072 0.080 0.070 0.040 -43.03 0.080 0.050 0.049 0.049 -38.40 0.06
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.76 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 -40.00 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 10.00 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.005 0.004 0.002 0.002 -33.75 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.003 -54.69 0.03
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.072 0.065 0.063 0.041 -35.28 0.072 0.051 0.049 0.043 -40.73 0.03
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.003 -52.73 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.004 -35.65 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.165 0.114 0.098 0.074 -24.84 0.126 0.095 0.089 0.089 -29.27 0.03
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 2.161 2.194 2.114 0.177 -91.63 2.317 0.308 0.286 0.257 -88.90 0.17
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.027 0.026 0.022 0.022 1.78 0.027 0.030 0.026 0.027 0.03 0.01
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.022 0.040 0.038 0.016 -58.40 0.049 0.028 0.019 0.018 -63.27 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.278 0.208 0.143 0.187 30.95 0.167 0.259 0.258 0.252 50.84 0.05
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.047 0.005 0.005 0.021 299.33 0.049 0.019 0.021 0.021 -57.67 0.25
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.008 0.023 0.023 0.005 -78.57 0.023 0.005 0.005 0.005 -77.85 0.02
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.484 0.398 0.359 0.245 -31.79 0.437 0.297 0.285 0.284 -35.14 0.02
665 Floor Coverings 0.579 0.447 0.433 0.276 -36.24 0.501 0.361 0.325 0.290 -42.18 0.32
666 Other Furnishing 0.449 0.349 0.302 0.291 -3.69 0.378 0.303 0.319 0.338 -10.52 0.01
669 Other MMF Manuf 3.901 2.958 2.279 1.851 -18.81 3.263 2.666 2.458 2.530 -22.48 0.08
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.561 0.715 0.698 0.123 -82.38 0.804 0.209 0.197 0.140 -82.58 3.56
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.676 0.224 0.186 0.155 -16.72 0.250 0.210 0.204 0.193 -23.06 0.55
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 121.87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 59.55 0.01
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -37.04 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -38.18 0.00
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.002 -61.36 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.002 -62.59 0.12
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.000 -77.14 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -71.05 0.02
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.080 0.076 0.062 0.036 -42.66 0.082 0.052 0.051 0.050 -39.07 0.29
836 S/V Dresses 0.038 0.036 0.030 0.025 -16.39 0.035 0.032 0.031 0.031 -10.66 0.23
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.012 0.010 0.009 0.026 207.34 0.010 0.027 0.027 0.028 188.37 0.19
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -10.17 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 -11.90 0.05
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.032 0.029 0.027 0.022 -18.57 0.029 0.023 0.023 0.025 -15.00 0.07
842 S/V Skirts 0.010 0.008 0.007 0.003 -53.31 0.009 0.005 0.004 0.005 -48.93 0.06
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -77.57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -76.64 0.03
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.000 * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.002 0.018 0.018 0.007 -61.42 0.018 0.007 0.007 0.007 -61.15 0.04
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -34.78 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -34.04 0.08
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.025 0.017 0.014 0.008 -39.17 0.017 0.011 0.011 0.011 -34.77 0.01
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 30.77 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 50.00 0.26
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 -39.13 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -21.74 0.13
852 S/V Underwear 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 -53.79 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -63.73 0.18
858 S/V Neckwear 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 -18.18 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 -19.88 0.23
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.093 0.084 0.078 0.063 -19.37 0.100 0.063 0.067 0.069 -31.02 0.35
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.001 0.005 0.005 0.001 -79.40 0.005 0.001 0.001 0.001 -79.38 0.01
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.768 0.480 0.413 0.215 -48.05 0.516 0.345 0.318 0.281 -45.51 0.27