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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  BELARUS  |                            | 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:
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.018    813.96     0.002     0.002     0.002     0.018   813.96    0.02
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Cotton:
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000      *        0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000     0.001     0.002     0.002      *      0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.002     0.001     0.001     0.002    157.89     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002   157.89    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000      9.09     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     9.09    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -42.02     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -42.02    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000     75.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    75.00    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000      7.69     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     7.69    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.002     0.005     0.005     0.004    -20.78     0.005     0.004     0.004     0.004   -20.78    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     25.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    25.00    0.00
 349 Bras, & other         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.003     0.003     0.003     0.002    -35.22     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.002   -35.22    0.00
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00

Wool:
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.000     0.005     0.005     0.002    -58.47     0.005     0.002     0.002     0.002   -58.47    0.01
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001     76.47     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    76.47    0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -63.64     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -63.64    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Man-Made Fiber:
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn        9.792    22.072    22.072    18.349    -16.87    22.072    22.179    20.653    18.349   -16.87    2.23
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.004     0.004     0.004      1.37     0.004     0.005     0.005     0.004     1.37    0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.003       *       0.000     0.003     0.003     0.003      *      0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.001     0.001     0.001     0.002    353.33     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002   353.33    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001    -51.35     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -51.35    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      0.00     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.00    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -35.29     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -35.29    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -62.96     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -62.96    0.00
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.002     0.010     0.010     0.006    -43.36     0.010     0.005     0.011     0.006   -43.36    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.002     0.002      *          *       0.002     0.002      *         *         *       *  
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.268     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.714     0.779     0.779     1.293     66.03     0.779     1.209     1.270     1.293    66.03    3.31
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    350.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   350.00    0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    300.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   300.00    0.00
 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      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000      *         *        0.002      *      0.39
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.003   2930.00     0.000      *        0.003     0.003  2930.00    0.00