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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| GERMANY | | 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 2.172 2.211 1.876 1.433 -23.59 2.238 1.710 1.786 1.768 -20.99 1.78
201 Specialty Yarns 1.843 0.859 0.567 0.412 -27.29 0.657 0.857 0.841 0.704 7.22 0.40
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.206 0.307 0.250 0.142 -43.04 0.279 0.176 0.183 0.199 -28.56 0.41
219 Duck Fabric 0.062 0.041 0.035 0.041 18.36 0.041 0.050 0.049 0.047 15.56 0.10
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 1.003 0.829 0.693 0.542 -21.77 0.894 0.720 0.698 0.679 -24.10 0.50
222 Knit Fabric 7.280 4.441 3.632 2.945 -18.90 4.123 4.098 3.730 3.754 -8.96 0.33
223 Non-Woven Fabric 177.653 160.703 140.819 120.743 -14.26 176.449 138.852 137.141 140.627 -20.30 6.00
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.925 0.604 0.544 0.193 -64.54 0.600 0.445 0.456 0.253 -57.90 0.15
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.055 13744.22 0.000 0.055 0.055 0.055 13721.05 0.18
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.860 0.086 0.082 0.046 -44.23 0.100 0.049 0.050 0.050 -50.02 0.15
227 Oxford Cloth 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.000 -75.79 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.000 -80.05 0.05
229 Special Fabric 35.484 25.486 22.803 16.191 -29.00 27.623 18.861 18.325 18.873 -31.68 1.15
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.008 1935.00 0.001 0.000 0.008 0.008 1303.45 0.03
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.048 0.019 0.016 0.016 2.36 0.017 0.022 0.020 0.020 17.08 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.884 0.534 0.504 0.081 -83.89 0.687 0.121 0.133 0.111 -83.81 0.10
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.087 0.308 0.308 0.016 -94.70 0.313 0.030 0.029 0.016 -94.78 0.01
313 Cotton Sheeting 1.328 1.727 1.556 0.965 -37.97 1.821 1.238 1.206 1.137 -37.57 0.57
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 1.156 0.333 0.231 0.357 54.32 0.635 0.330 0.361 0.458 -27.88 0.47
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.020 0.016 0.005 0.004 -24.50 0.018 0.017 0.017 0.014 -18.98 0.02
317 Twill Fabric 1.963 1.816 1.532 0.707 -53.84 1.766 1.055 1.019 0.991 -43.89 2.00
326 Sateen Fabric 0.126 0.136 0.101 0.064 -37.24 0.137 0.098 0.089 0.099 -27.95 0.25
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 15.27 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 -10.25 0.02
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.002 1993.75 0.000 0.002 0.003 0.003 1223.94 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.034 0.030 0.026 0.013 -50.55 0.027 0.024 0.022 0.017 -39.53 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.004 -46.54 0.007 0.006 0.004 0.004 -47.50 0.03
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.031 0.055 0.043 0.038 -11.41 0.044 0.051 0.052 0.051 15.46 0.02
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.063 0.042 0.038 0.034 -11.75 0.044 0.037 0.037 0.038 -14.33 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.057 0.037 0.037 0.016 -55.12 0.039 0.019 0.017 0.017 -56.44 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.011 0.005 0.004 0.020 428.97 0.004 0.011 0.021 0.021 379.38 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.016 0.014 0.013 0.016 19.77 0.015 0.018 0.017 0.017 15.95 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.065 0.062 0.058 0.031 -45.84 0.086 0.036 0.035 0.035 -59.11 0.01
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.047 0.018 0.017 0.018 3.43 0.019 0.020 0.019 0.019 0.23 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.029 0.019 0.019 0.007 -62.97 0.020 0.008 0.007 0.007 -62.15 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.022 0.015 0.014 0.008 -44.56 0.015 0.009 0.008 0.008 -43.27 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.025 0.032 0.028 0.010 -63.87 0.031 0.015 0.014 0.013 -56.75 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.043 0.183 0.181 0.024 -86.68 0.184 0.025 0.025 0.025 -86.26 0.00
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 4083.33 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 4116.67 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.088 0.005 0.002 0.049 2357.45 0.006 0.029 0.031 0.052 716.67 0.02
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.046 0.037 0.034 0.017 -47.93 0.036 0.024 0.022 0.021 -42.05 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.008 0.007 0.005 0.010 108.54 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.012 101.72 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.081 0.050 0.040 0.032 -20.27 0.044 0.044 0.047 0.042 -5.22 0.01
360 Pillowcases 0.219 0.134 0.092 0.067 -27.15 0.128 0.132 0.118 0.109 -14.92 0.06
361 Cotton Sheets 1.880 1.285 0.885 0.530 -40.07 1.168 1.137 1.029 0.930 -20.37 0.08
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 1.301 0.225 0.181 0.191 5.22 0.295 0.196 0.221 0.235 -20.49 0.07
363 Pile Towels 0.009 0.005 0.004 0.011 147.54 0.005 0.011 0.011 0.011 110.02 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 5.448 5.035 4.411 3.361 -23.79 5.301 3.905 3.856 3.986 -24.82 0.16
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 2.642 1.648 1.388 1.686 21.47 1.910 1.901 2.000 1.946 1.89 8.84
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.182 0.148 0.129 0.059 -54.52 0.158 0.092 0.090 0.078 -50.86 0.78
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.506 0.458 0.389 0.191 -51.05 0.496 0.318 0.302 0.259 -47.77 4.06
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.001 0.043 0.043 0.040 -7.01 0.044 0.080 0.037 0.040 -9.60 3.14
432 Wool Hosiery 0.009 0.009 0.007 0.007 -3.56 0.008 0.008 0.010 0.009 17.30 0.68
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.005 0.009 0.008 0.003 -59.06 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.004 -54.28 0.03
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.034 0.006 0.005 0.003 -41.12 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 -33.90 0.02
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.074 0.067 0.065 0.038 -40.99 0.072 0.053 0.046 0.041 -43.68 0.06
436 Wool Dresses 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.003 -59.83 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.003 -61.19 0.03
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.006 -2.45 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.006 -7.23 0.03
439 Babies' garments 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -80.13 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -86.09 0.03
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -19.05 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -26.53 0.10
442 Wool Skirts 0.012 0.010 0.009 0.006 -36.34 0.010 0.008 0.007 0.006 -36.29 0.21
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.013 0.009 0.009 0.004 -58.88 0.010 0.006 0.004 0.004 -60.42 0.02
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -58.18 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -58.67 0.03
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.004 548.89 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 390.00 0.07
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.007 15.62 0.007 0.009 0.008 0.008 7.62 0.03
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.002 -30.06 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -34.76 0.01
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.011 0.007 0.007 0.005 -27.92 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 -29.43 0.09
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.064 0.136 0.133 0.064 -51.62 0.137 0.068 0.069 0.067 -50.87 0.67
464 Wool Blankets 0.017 0.012 0.011 0.009 -24.87 0.014 0.009 0.009 0.009 -35.08 0.33
465 Floor Coverings 0.085 0.065 0.038 0.096 154.46 0.052 0.102 0.125 0.123 137.59 0.64
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.028 650.76 0.007 0.027 0.027 0.028 314.50 2.22
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 3.618 4.927 2.156 11.920 452.98 2.212 14.642 14.664 14.692 564.16 2.79
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.034 0.009 0.009 * * 0.009 * * * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 15.551 6.245 6.101 0.303 -95.03 8.858 0.591 0.505 0.447 -94.96 0.29
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 54.755 50.647 44.169 20.337 -53.96 50.801 31.057 26.817 26.815 -47.22 3.63
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.271 0.317 0.316 0.046 -85.46 0.332 0.048 0.048 0.047 -85.82 0.07
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.027 0.023 0.023 0.004 -81.61 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.005 -81.28 0.11
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.007 0.024 0.019 0.026 36.80 0.020 0.035 0.035 0.031 55.76 0.35
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.004 0.071 0.067 0.008 -87.82 0.068 0.012 0.011 0.012 -82.09 0.03
615 MMF Printcloth 0.000 0.040 0.040 0.000 -99.64 0.040 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.64 0.00
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.040 0.015 0.015 0.118 705.11 0.018 0.085 0.080 0.119 575.65 0.54
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.093 0.128 0.069 0.014 -79.42 0.079 0.077 0.075 0.073 -6.90 0.45
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.861 0.606 0.509 0.166 -67.42 0.658 0.334 0.278 0.263 -60.00 0.14
620 Oth Synth Filam 2.024 2.103 1.842 0.997 -45.91 2.125 1.351 1.314 1.257 -40.85 0.20
621 Impression Fab 0.018 0.009 0.008 0.005 -42.43 0.011 0.004 0.005 0.005 -52.57 0.46
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.003 17.69 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -39.70 0.20
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.277 0.032 0.032 0.000 -99.65 0.033 0.001 0.001 0.000 -99.29 0.00
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.041 0.001 0.001 * * 0.042 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.74 0.00
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.002 0.027 0.016 0.008 -45.59 0.016 0.026 0.020 0.020 25.31 0.08
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.434 0.390 0.322 0.205 -36.31 0.393 0.282 0.271 0.273 -30.57 0.69
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1225.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1225.00 0.01
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.026 0.023 0.023 0.022 -3.58 0.026 0.015 0.022 0.023 -12.61 0.03
632 Hosiery 0.021 0.014 0.013 0.008 -39.37 0.016 0.006 0.006 0.009 -46.85 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 200.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 112.00 0.01
634 Other Coats, MB 0.023 0.034 0.015 0.051 236.07 0.017 0.067 0.069 0.070 307.68 0.02
635 Coats, W/G 0.073 0.051 0.047 0.028 -39.28 0.050 0.037 0.033 0.032 -35.32 0.01
636 Dresses 0.026 0.058 0.052 0.047 -8.91 0.053 0.067 0.067 0.053 -0.07 0.01
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.001 -28.68 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.002 5.77 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.026 0.022 0.021 0.016 -24.45 0.022 0.016 0.016 0.017 -24.79 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.005 0.006 0.005 0.003 -45.04 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.003 -39.69 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.004 -51.87 0.009 0.005 0.005 0.005 -46.29 0.00
642 Skirts 0.017 0.015 0.014 0.008 -41.49 0.015 0.010 0.009 0.009 -43.27 0.01
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 22.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 17.31 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -73.53 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -76.79 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -82.35 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -82.35 0.00
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.009 44.60 0.007 0.009 0.008 0.010 36.86 0.01
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.023 0.014 0.013 0.016 17.13 0.014 0.018 0.016 0.016 18.88 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.009 0.006 0.006 0.007 19.23 0.006 0.008 0.008 0.007 16.61 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -56.79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -41.67 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.000 -69.23 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.000 -90.24 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.010 0.007 0.007 0.005 -24.95 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.006 -24.17 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.00 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 2.815 2.958 2.783 3.149 13.13 3.086 3.264 3.280 3.323 7.70 0.20
665 Floor Coverings 0.890 0.576 0.518 0.403 -22.19 0.709 0.520 0.509 0.461 -35.02 0.50
666 Other Furnishing 0.784 1.076 0.777 0.912 17.47 0.951 1.034 1.176 1.212 27.39 0.03
669 Other MMF Manuf 8.040 9.703 9.178 2.605 -71.61 10.100 4.333 4.125 3.131 -69.00 0.10
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.040 0.228 0.227 0.029 -87.29 0.228 0.012 0.030 0.030 -87.01 0.75
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.326 0.212 0.194 0.065 -66.59 0.317 0.101 0.097 0.083 -73.75 0.24
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.004 18928.57 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.004 4346.67 0.12
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.014 0.009 0.009 0.005 -38.60 0.009 0.006 0.006 0.005 -38.10 0.19
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -47.62 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.03
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -20.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -6.25 0.02
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.013 0.141 0.140 0.009 -93.87 0.141 0.010 0.010 0.009 -93.37 0.05
836 S/V Dresses 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -13.27 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.004 -8.74 0.03
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.001 -57.89 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -49.65 0.01
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 615.75 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 615.75 0.01
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -9.04 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -18.32 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 -33.33 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 -32.85 0.02
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -81.25 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -67.86 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 250.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.27 0.00
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 200.00 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 -62.50 0.01
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.003 -24.52 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 -30.03 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.02
851 S/V Nightwear 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 2300.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 336.36 0.33
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 303.85 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 303.85 0.26
858 S/V Neckwear 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 34.64 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 23.84 0.08
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.024 0.022 0.017 0.027 54.78 0.023 0.023 0.032 0.031 37.18 0.16
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.003 609.78 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 731.55 0.04
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.349 0.347 0.287 0.169 -41.07 0.397 0.248 0.237 0.230 -42.16 0.22