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                                          |                                         |                             November 19, 2009
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MOLDOVA  |                            | 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:
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  

Cotton:
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -94.29    0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.002     0.002     0.002     0.092   5804.44     0.002     0.001     0.092     0.092  4255.74    0.03
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.024     0.060     0.059     0.002    -97.07     0.067     0.010     0.010     0.002   -96.45    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.004     0.004     0.004     0.003    -29.90     0.006     0.003     0.003     0.003   -50.00    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.068     0.050     0.033     0.034      0.29     0.039     0.046     0.052     0.050    27.52    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       2.239     0.147     0.147     0.002    -98.46     0.370     0.015     0.002     0.002   -99.34    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.001     0.011     0.011     0.003    -72.88     0.011     0.010     0.003     0.003   -73.03    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001     74.07     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -12.90    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.001     0.012     0.011     0.001    -94.80     0.012     0.001     0.001     0.001   -93.85    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.000     0.001     0.000     0.001     70.00     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    30.00    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.105  46933.33     0.000     0.001     0.102     0.105 46933.33    0.01
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.014     0.005     0.005     0.001    -88.24     0.017     0.001     0.001     0.001   -96.91    0.00
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.112     0.104     0.074      *          *       0.080     0.045     0.036     0.030   -62.14    0.00
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.004     0.017     0.017     0.002    -89.07     0.021     0.003     0.002     0.002   -89.08    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      1.228     1.618     1.553     0.334    -78.51     1.999     0.802     0.629     0.399   -80.06    0.02

Wool:
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.003     0.000     0.000     0.002   2550.00     0.000     0.001     0.002     0.002  2550.00    0.01
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.357     0.189     0.183     0.111    -39.44     0.205     0.100     0.110     0.116   -43.20    0.17
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    100.00     0.000     0.000     0.001     0.001   157.14    0.01
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.001     0.003     0.003     0.004     17.13     0.003     0.003     0.003     0.004    11.65    0.02
 439 Babies' garments      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 442 Wool Skirts           0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000    -52.94     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -52.94    0.00
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.060     0.030     0.030     0.016    -45.22     0.042     0.013     0.016     0.016   -61.54    0.09
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -51.43     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -48.57    0.00
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -65.22     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -60.87    0.00
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.001     0.012     0.012     0.000    -98.01     0.013     0.000     0.000     0.000   -98.15    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   1805.88     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  1805.88    0.01
 465 Floor Coverings       0.012     0.001     0.001     0.000    -91.39     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -91.39    0.00

Man-Made Fiber:
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -92.31     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -92.31    0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.006     0.006     0.006     0.000    -99.42     0.008     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.54    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.006     0.008     0.008     0.003    -58.51     0.009     0.007     0.003     0.003   -61.39    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.005     0.001     0.001     0.001      7.14     0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001   -54.43    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.004     0.003     0.003     0.002    -37.14     0.003     0.003     0.003     0.002   -40.44    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.008     0.060     0.059     0.008    -87.03     0.059     0.064     0.031     0.009   -85.40    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   1350.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   625.00    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    533.33     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   418.18    0.00
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -66.67    0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.001     0.002     0.001     0.001    -43.75     0.002     0.002     0.001     0.001   -21.05    0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    212.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   250.00    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -63.86     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -62.79    0.00
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001     44.44     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    44.44    0.01
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    200.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   200.00    0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.000     0.001     0.001     0.004    315.79     0.001     0.004     0.004     0.004   320.21    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.003     0.003      *          *       0.003     0.003      *         *         *       *  

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.009       *       0.000     0.009     0.009     0.009      *      0.03
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -36.36    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -10.00    0.00
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -94.74     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -94.87    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     44.44     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    44.44    0.00
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    109.09     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   109.09    0.00
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.010       *       0.000     0.010     0.010     0.010      *      0.05
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.000     0.007     0.006     0.009     47.70     0.006     0.013     0.012     0.010    66.62    0.11