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| | March 16, 2010
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| GERMANY | | Preliminary 2/2010 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 2/2010
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2008 2009 2/2009 2/2010 % Change 2/2009 12/2009 1/2010 2/2010 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 2.211 1.752 0.229 0.303 32.16 2.148 1.752 1.787 1.826 -14.99 1.71
201 Specialty Yarns 0.859 0.539 0.054 0.068 26.05 0.828 0.539 0.527 0.553 -33.23 0.35
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.307 0.151 0.004 0.017 315.16 0.257 0.151 0.162 0.164 -35.99 0.35
219 Duck Fabric 0.041 0.049 0.005 0.007 49.94 0.039 0.049 0.048 0.052 30.62 0.11
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.829 0.678 0.121 0.110 -9.08 0.819 0.678 0.670 0.667 -18.59 0.49
222 Knit Fabric 4.441 3.379 0.412 0.558 35.46 4.202 3.379 3.342 3.525 -16.11 0.26
223 Non-Woven Fabric 160.703 149.514 19.253 27.922 45.03 149.010 149.514 154.949 158.184 6.16 6.48
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.604 0.226 0.055 0.028 -49.45 0.566 0.226 0.212 0.199 -64.83 0.12
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.056 0.000 * * 0.000 0.056 0.056 0.056 33950.92 0.18
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.086 0.083 0.016 0.004 -77.08 0.089 0.083 0.084 0.071 -20.99 0.20
227 Oxford Cloth 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.002 0.000 * * * *
229 Special Fabric 25.486 19.746 2.518 4.393 74.46 22.533 19.746 19.636 21.621 -4.05 1.29
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.008 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.008 0.008 0.008 8060.00 0.02
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.019 0.016 0.000 0.006 3436.44 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.022 52.15 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.534 0.110 0.009 0.059 539.87 0.263 0.110 0.105 0.159 -39.38 0.12
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.308 0.018 0.007 0.002 -73.08 0.203 0.018 0.016 0.013 -93.73 0.01
313 Cotton Sheeting 1.727 1.090 0.197 0.094 -52.29 1.683 1.090 1.111 0.987 -41.35 0.49
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.333 0.497 0.123 0.204 65.82 0.389 0.497 0.574 0.578 48.49 0.53
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.016 0.007 0.004 0.000 -88.88 0.017 0.007 0.003 0.003 -82.67 0.01
317 Twill Fabric 1.816 0.729 0.451 0.074 -83.68 1.745 0.729 0.686 0.352 -79.85 0.69
326 Sateen Fabric 0.136 0.081 0.004 0.010 191.49 0.113 0.081 0.082 0.087 -23.09 0.22
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.000 30.48 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 31.93 0.03
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.001 0.002 0.000 0.047 1603600 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.048 5522.56 0.06
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.030 0.014 0.002 0.002 29.74 0.027 0.014 0.014 0.014 -45.56 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.007 0.003 0.002 0.000 -81.13 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.002 -70.49 0.02
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.055 0.049 0.019 0.001 -93.32 0.044 0.049 0.032 0.032 -26.76 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.042 0.036 0.009 0.006 -36.82 0.041 0.036 0.034 0.032 -20.22 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.037 0.018 0.005 0.003 -30.54 0.030 0.018 0.016 0.016 -45.42 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.005 0.020 0.001 0.001 -31.81 0.005 0.020 0.019 0.020 295.96 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.014 0.017 0.002 0.001 -42.56 0.010 0.017 0.017 0.016 54.22 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.062 0.038 0.010 0.004 -62.95 0.053 0.038 0.029 0.032 -40.81 0.01
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.018 0.020 0.003 0.002 -46.06 0.018 0.020 0.019 0.018 0.89 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.019 0.007 0.001 0.001 -35.00 0.011 0.007 0.007 0.007 -36.90 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.015 0.009 0.001 0.001 -45.83 0.012 0.009 0.008 0.009 -28.87 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.032 0.012 0.002 0.002 38.91 0.017 0.012 0.012 0.012 -26.75 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.183 0.027 0.005 0.003 -48.30 0.151 0.027 0.026 0.024 -84.08 0.00
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 7.14 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.005 0.064 0.005 0.000 -96.06 0.010 0.064 0.064 0.059 516.89 0.02
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.037 0.040 0.002 0.005 105.26 0.034 0.040 0.041 0.042 24.49 0.01
352 Cotton Underwear 0.007 0.013 0.002 0.001 -66.29 0.008 0.013 0.013 0.012 54.45 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. 0.050 0.046 0.007 0.007 4.81 0.048 0.046 0.045 0.047 -3.44 0.01
360 Pillowcases 0.134 0.072 0.007 0.002 -72.54 0.125 0.072 0.067 0.067 -46.30 0.03
361 Cotton Sheets 1.285 0.574 0.043 0.022 -47.90 1.188 0.574 0.547 0.554 -53.39 0.05
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.225 0.264 0.014 0.007 -49.88 0.209 0.264 0.260 0.257 22.95 0.08
363 Pile Towels 0.005 0.014 0.002 0.003 38.64 0.006 0.014 0.013 0.015 148.93 0.01
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 5.035 3.810 0.362 0.578 59.83 4.346 3.810 4.085 4.026 -7.36 0.15
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 1.648 1.966 0.268 0.132 -50.76 1.694 1.966 1.878 1.830 8.02 8.50
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.148 0.069 0.001 0.003 101.00 0.119 0.069 0.070 0.070 -40.87 0.74
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.458 0.257 0.055 0.038 -30.36 0.451 0.257 0.226 0.240 -46.66 3.77
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.043 0.037 0.000 0.002 * 0.043 0.037 0.037 0.038 -11.16 2.84
432 Wool Hosiery 0.009 0.009 0.001 0.001 9.62 0.010 0.009 0.010 0.009 -1.11 0.66
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.009 0.004 0.001 0.000 -76.74 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.003 -60.90 0.02
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.006 0.005 0.000 0.000 57.14 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 -5.83 0.03
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.067 0.040 0.004 0.006 35.60 0.064 0.040 0.039 0.041 -35.36 0.06
436 Wool Dresses 0.008 0.003 0.000 0.002 1200.00 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.005 -34.27 0.04
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.006 0.007 0.000 0.001 81.48 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.008 21.96 0.04
439 Babies' garments 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -53.30 0.06
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -47.64 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -50.31 0.08
442 Wool Skirts 0.010 0.006 0.001 0.001 -51.47 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.006 -41.59 0.19
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.009 0.004 0.000 0.000 103.17 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.004 -37.99 0.02
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -21.74 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -60.18 0.02
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.001 0.004 0.002 0.000 -96.23 0.002 0.004 0.002 0.002 -28.43 0.03
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.007 0.007 0.001 0.001 -21.56 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 -1.40 0.03
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.003 0.002 0.000 0.000 222.22 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -28.32 0.01
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.007 0.004 0.000 0.001 67.87 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.005 -28.34 0.09
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.136 0.070 0.000 0.000 -14.70 0.136 0.070 0.070 0.070 -48.60 0.71
464 Wool Blankets 0.012 0.010 0.001 0.000 -58.70 0.012 0.010 0.010 0.009 -25.19 0.34
465 Floor Coverings 0.065 0.113 0.006 0.012 95.46 0.064 0.113 0.122 0.119 85.84 0.67
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.004 0.030 0.002 0.001 -57.00 0.005 0.030 0.029 0.029 428.17 2.22
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 4.927 12.592 2.495 0.385 -84.56 7.164 12.592 10.849 10.482 46.31 1.79
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.009 0.007 0.000 * * 0.009 0.007 0.007 0.007 -24.00 0.01
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 6.245 0.401 0.000 0.299 262236.7 5.123 0.401 0.609 0.700 -86.34 0.42
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 50.647 25.389 2.616 5.578 113.18 44.252 25.389 28.570 28.350 -35.94 4.08
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.317 0.047 0.042 0.001 -98.29 0.120 0.047 0.006 0.006 -95.06 0.01
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.023 0.006 0.000 0.001 249.33 0.016 0.006 0.006 0.006 -60.45 0.09
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.024 0.027 0.001 * * 0.025 0.027 0.027 0.026 4.14 0.26
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.071 0.011 0.004 0.002 -46.31 0.071 0.011 0.012 0.010 -86.22 0.02
615 MMF Printcloth 0.040 0.001 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 193.66 0.02
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.015 0.130 0.017 0.027 64.13 0.031 0.130 0.149 0.141 354.61 0.62
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.128 0.044 0.002 0.002 40.61 0.071 0.044 0.044 0.044 -38.12 0.25
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.606 0.235 0.043 0.042 -3.71 0.524 0.235 0.235 0.234 -55.40 0.13
620 Oth Synth Filam 2.103 1.224 0.140 0.349 149.43 1.612 1.224 1.268 1.433 -11.12 0.24
621 Impression Fab 0.009 0.005 0.002 0.001 -71.52 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.003 -55.45 0.32
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.003 0.004 0.000 0.000 * 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 52.11 0.26
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.032 0.000 0.000 * * 0.032 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.65 0.00
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 896.91 0.01
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.027 0.009 0.008 0.000 -96.17 0.036 0.009 0.009 0.000 -98.93 0.00
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.390 0.252 0.030 0.045 50.40 0.355 0.252 0.255 0.267 -24.90 0.67
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2175.00 0.02
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.023 0.026 0.009 0.001 -88.62 0.024 0.026 0.018 0.018 -24.59 0.02
632 Hosiery 0.014 0.009 0.001 0.003 305.57 0.012 0.009 0.009 0.011 -10.52 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.001 0.002 0.000 0.000 -37.50 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 157.69 0.02
634 Other Coats, MB 0.034 0.056 0.033 0.001 -95.63 0.063 0.056 0.040 0.024 -62.32 0.01
635 Coats, W/G 0.051 0.034 0.007 0.007 -5.42 0.045 0.034 0.032 0.034 -24.71 0.01
636 Dresses 0.058 0.051 0.020 0.006 -68.61 0.076 0.051 0.037 0.037 -50.52 0.01
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.003 0.001 0.000 0.001 * 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.002 -17.35 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.022 0.018 0.003 0.002 -18.30 0.019 0.018 0.018 0.017 -7.47 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.000 -38.89 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.003 -16.36 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.009 0.005 0.001 0.001 3.45 0.008 0.005 0.004 0.005 -43.83 0.00
642 Skirts 0.015 0.009 0.001 0.001 32.14 0.013 0.009 0.008 0.009 -30.68 0.01
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.33 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 200.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -51.85 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -53.33 0.00
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.007 0.011 0.002 0.001 -40.74 0.007 0.011 0.010 0.010 45.98 0.01
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.014 0.017 0.000 0.000 66.67 0.010 0.017 0.017 0.017 68.24 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.006 0.008 0.001 0.002 7.29 0.006 0.008 0.007 0.008 22.82 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -57.14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.71 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -60.00 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.007 0.005 0.001 0.000 -73.74 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.004 -45.87 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -57.14 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -60.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -41.94 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 2.958 3.253 0.083 0.116 39.52 2.915 3.253 3.254 3.286 12.72 0.19
665 Floor Coverings 0.576 0.464 0.065 0.026 -59.32 0.550 0.464 0.445 0.425 -22.64 0.45
666 Other Furnishing 1.076 1.123 0.109 0.164 50.00 0.995 1.123 1.166 1.178 18.31 0.03
669 Other MMF Manuf 9.703 4.732 0.591 0.753 27.36 8.461 4.732 4.712 4.894 -42.16 0.15
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.228 0.030 0.000 0.001 361.54 0.140 0.030 0.030 0.031 -77.77 0.82
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.212 0.084 0.012 0.009 -29.91 0.175 0.084 0.087 0.080 -54.19 0.26
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 1700.00 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.004 10007.14 0.11
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.009 0.010 0.000 0.000 62.00 0.008 0.010 0.010 0.010 18.74 0.31
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 71.43 0.03
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 200.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 38.46 0.03
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.141 0.009 0.002 0.001 -45.59 0.141 0.009 0.008 0.008 -94.36 0.06
836 S/V Dresses 0.004 0.004 0.000 0.001 171.43 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 41.03 0.03
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.000 -58.00 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -69.26 0.01
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 625.00 0.01
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.001 -32.14 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 -35.53 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.002 0.001 0.000 0.000 -44.44 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -24.30 0.02
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -83.78 0.01
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -88.89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -61.54 0.00
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.004 0.003 0.001 0.000 -43.48 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -20.70 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.04
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 3150.00 0.44
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 385.71 0.41
858 S/V Neckwear 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 36.67 0.09
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.022 0.029 0.001 0.001 7.34 0.022 0.029 0.030 0.029 32.77 0.15
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.001 0.003 0.000 * * 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 157.12 0.03
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.347 0.228 0.031 0.030 -1.22 0.326 0.228 0.220 0.228 -30.15 0.29