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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| PORTUGL | | 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 0.054 0.015 0.008 0.000 -96.01 0.015 0.014 0.014 0.007 -56.12 0.01
201 Specialty Yarns 14.100 14.475 10.399 21.089 102.80 11.694 25.637 25.557 25.165 115.19 14.30
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.930 0.979 0.850 0.353 -58.52 1.010 0.429 0.443 0.481 -52.34 0.98
219 Duck Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -34.31 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -35.31 0.00
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.371 0.160 0.147 0.086 -41.38 0.196 0.110 0.103 0.099 -49.58 0.07
222 Knit Fabric 2.523 0.042 0.040 0.006 -84.59 0.059 0.007 0.008 0.008 -86.74 0.00
223 Non-Woven Fabric 0.209 0.128 0.087 0.026 -69.49 0.087 0.080 0.068 0.068 -22.03 0.00
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.068 0.067 0.064 0.036 -43.03 0.074 0.039 0.040 0.039 -47.08 0.02
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.004 0.116 0.110 0.004 -96.50 0.110 0.031 0.017 0.011 -90.40 0.03
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.043 0.029 0.027 0.015 -43.53 0.033 0.022 0.022 0.017 -48.75 0.05
227 Oxford Cloth 0.033 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
229 Special Fabric 19.953 34.729 25.181 28.369 12.66 29.487 40.439 40.154 37.917 28.59 2.30
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.004 0.007 0.006 0.007 16.00 0.007 0.007 0.008 0.008 13.71 0.03
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.136 0.170 0.158 0.087 -44.92 0.178 0.116 0.110 0.099 -44.27 0.01
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.146 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.070 0.096 0.058 0.019 -67.10 0.058 0.089 0.084 0.057 -1.61 0.03
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.182 0.214 0.122 0.033 -72.87 0.138 0.197 0.197 0.125 -8.99 0.06
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.072 0.060 0.052 0.035 -31.36 0.055 0.062 0.043 0.044 -19.34 0.04
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.018 0.007 0.003 0.000 -97.22 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.005 83.35 0.01
317 Twill Fabric 0.346 0.045 0.037 0.011 -69.39 0.077 0.039 0.024 0.020 -74.64 0.04
326 Sateen Fabric 0.015 0.027 0.022 0.007 -68.46 0.025 0.012 0.012 0.011 -53.94 0.03
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 647.83 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 272.03 0.01
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.047 0.042 0.007 -82.50 0.042 0.020 0.015 0.013 -68.68 0.02
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.062 0.059 0.043 0.032 -25.04 0.056 0.053 0.050 0.048 -13.72 0.01
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.033 0.033 0.029 0.027 -4.02 0.034 0.028 0.030 0.032 -8.28 0.29
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.051 0.062 0.057 0.025 -55.41 0.061 0.024 0.032 0.030 -50.93 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.184 0.116 0.101 0.057 -44.11 0.134 0.068 0.072 0.071 -46.74 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.298 0.424 0.384 0.367 -4.55 0.411 0.390 0.391 0.407 -1.01 0.06
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.329 0.237 0.200 0.196 -2.15 0.238 0.236 0.232 0.232 -2.25 0.02
339 W/G Knit Blouse 1.272 1.028 0.965 0.441 -54.32 1.105 0.503 0.499 0.504 -54.41 0.04
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.463 0.449 0.382 0.229 -40.05 0.444 0.312 0.302 0.296 -33.32 0.05
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.273 0.117 0.101 0.080 -20.94 0.161 0.091 0.090 0.096 -40.82 0.03
342 Cotton Skirts 0.024 0.024 0.022 0.018 -21.19 0.025 0.020 0.019 0.019 -22.77 0.01
345 Cotton Sweater 0.125 0.138 0.093 0.084 -9.98 0.126 0.133 0.133 0.129 2.38 0.05
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.080 0.081 0.076 0.042 -45.09 0.078 0.047 0.045 0.047 -40.36 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.138 0.115 0.097 0.132 36.11 0.121 0.138 0.137 0.151 24.12 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004 -12.58 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.005 -12.70 0.02
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.143 0.099 0.089 0.019 -78.45 0.099 0.030 0.030 0.029 -70.57 0.01
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.354 0.493 0.443 0.128 -71.13 0.483 0.188 0.182 0.178 -63.05 0.02
352 Cotton Underwear 0.140 0.097 0.090 0.060 -33.55 0.104 0.061 0.061 0.066 -35.90 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.12
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.06
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.089 0.087 0.070 0.109 54.45 0.096 0.136 0.135 0.125 30.22 0.03
360 Pillowcases 3.299 3.683 3.016 2.294 -23.96 3.394 3.344 3.220 2.960 -12.77 1.52
361 Cotton Sheets 20.111 21.326 18.682 13.725 -26.53 20.858 18.639 17.600 16.369 -21.52 1.37
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 8.056 5.356 4.385 3.318 -24.32 5.573 4.352 4.312 4.289 -23.04 1.36
363 Pile Towels 2.606 1.477 1.340 0.710 -47.02 1.700 0.915 0.895 0.847 -50.21 0.32
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 22.235 12.720 10.585 5.837 -44.86 13.988 8.718 8.585 7.971 -43.02 0.31
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.052 0.069 0.069 0.172 150.31 0.069 0.001 0.067 0.172 150.31 0.78
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.010 0.012 0.005 0.004 -29.47 0.007 0.012 0.012 0.011 64.35 0.11
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 764.00 0.01
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
432 Wool Hosiery 0.008 0.010 0.005 0.008 74.72 0.009 0.014 0.012 0.014 60.01 1.01
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.032 0.034 0.029 0.028 -5.61 0.031 0.038 0.034 0.032 5.51 0.20
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.040 0.026 0.023 0.018 -20.00 0.032 0.020 0.020 0.021 -34.17 0.11
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.062 0.050 0.046 0.029 -36.84 0.051 0.033 0.032 0.033 -34.61 0.05
436 Wool Dresses 0.041 0.043 0.035 0.030 -13.04 0.036 0.049 0.034 0.038 4.87 0.30
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.063 0.049 0.034 0.019 -44.06 0.059 0.041 0.036 0.034 -42.27 0.16
439 Babies' garments 0.004 0.010 0.010 0.004 -58.85 0.010 0.009 0.005 0.004 -54.88 1.01
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -20.79 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 -8.93 0.28
442 Wool Skirts 0.012 0.009 0.009 0.008 -5.87 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 -5.73 0.29
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.005 0.010 0.009 0.005 -43.57 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.006 -42.89 0.03
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -91.15 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -90.52 0.01
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.002 -25.10 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 -12.41 0.06
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.014 0.009 0.009 0.002 -78.03 0.009 0.002 0.002 0.002 -76.54 0.01
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.080 0.053 0.047 0.042 -11.16 0.061 0.048 0.048 0.048 -21.16 0.33
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.038 0.015 0.014 0.008 -44.36 0.015 0.010 0.008 0.009 -43.01 0.15
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.005 33.91 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 20.24 0.05
464 Wool Blankets 0.014 0.036 0.029 0.016 -44.85 0.032 0.037 0.020 0.024 -25.93 0.84
465 Floor Coverings 0.320 0.384 0.318 0.273 -14.18 0.387 0.351 0.331 0.339 -12.54 1.76
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.02
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.010 0.017 0.017 0.009 -49.55 0.020 0.014 0.009 0.009 -57.00 0.00
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.096 0.071 0.067 0.059 -11.76 0.075 0.040 0.063 0.063 -16.19 0.06
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.000 0.117 0.000 * * 0.000 0.117 0.117 0.117 45076.47 0.08
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 * 0.000 * 0.012 0.012 * 0.00
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.027 0.065 0.000 0.126 * 0.000 0.192 0.192 0.192 * 0.30
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -28.57 0.00
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
615 MMF Printcloth 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 20.03 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001 20.03 0.00
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.003 -37.69 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 -34.70 0.02
620 Oth Synth Filam 3.713 1.269 1.248 0.119 -90.49 2.210 0.345 0.245 0.140 -93.67 0.02
621 Impression Fab 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.09
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.005 24.79 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 -25.60 0.31
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.013 * 0.000 0.013 0.013 0.013 * 0.05
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.001 -71.92 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -68.09 0.00
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
632 Hosiery 0.027 0.023 0.019 0.035 83.32 0.037 0.040 0.039 0.039 6.11 0.01
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.031 0.023 0.018 0.016 -13.21 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.021 3.63 0.18
634 Other Coats, MB 0.055 0.069 0.061 0.056 -8.91 0.070 0.063 0.063 0.064 -9.30 0.02
635 Coats, W/G 0.063 0.067 0.054 0.041 -24.01 0.067 0.053 0.054 0.054 -19.67 0.01
636 Dresses 0.443 0.620 0.504 0.508 0.84 0.559 0.600 0.587 0.625 11.80 0.09
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.136 0.136 0.114 0.048 -58.00 0.159 0.075 0.072 0.069 -56.22 0.01
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.570 0.494 0.412 0.464 12.73 0.499 0.504 0.529 0.546 9.47 0.09
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.009 0.005 0.005 0.003 -43.62 0.008 0.003 0.003 0.003 -66.10 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.012 0.014 0.013 0.010 -19.40 0.014 0.011 0.011 0.012 -16.08 0.01
642 Skirts 0.013 0.015 0.014 0.010 -23.79 0.016 0.012 0.011 0.011 -28.57 0.01
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 122.22 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -31.35 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.002 0.004 0.002 0.006 161.25 0.003 0.007 0.007 0.008 208.14 0.08
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.035 0.024 0.017 0.008 -51.07 0.024 0.015 0.015 0.015 -35.25 0.01
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.015 0.025 0.022 0.011 -47.23 0.026 0.020 0.019 0.015 -41.46 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.053 0.053 0.042 0.049 16.89 0.044 0.044 0.048 0.060 37.36 0.02
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.110 0.061 0.056 0.035 -37.57 0.074 0.041 0.043 0.040 -45.66 0.03
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.010 0.005 0.005 0.011 127.97 0.009 0.011 0.011 0.011 27.49 0.00
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.033 0.028 0.027 0.033 21.63 0.027 0.028 0.023 0.034 26.89 0.01
652 M-MF Underwear 0.310 0.128 0.120 0.034 -71.35 0.194 0.051 0.053 0.043 -77.99 0.01
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.003 0.001 0.000 -58.62 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 173.33 0.03
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -50.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -85.71 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.186 0.243 0.151 0.239 58.95 0.185 0.341 0.340 0.331 79.17 0.02
665 Floor Coverings 0.145 0.072 0.057 0.091 59.69 0.107 0.112 0.119 0.106 -1.34 0.12
666 Other Furnishing 1.578 1.650 1.456 2.236 53.52 1.739 2.404 2.236 2.429 39.67 0.06
669 Other MMF Manuf 5.121 29.687 29.020 2.076 -92.85 30.084 28.429 28.333 2.743 -90.88 0.08
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.556 0.000 0.000 * * 0.556 * * * * *
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.013 0.008 0.008 0.005 -35.73 0.016 0.007 0.007 0.006 -64.21 0.02
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1980.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 593.33 0.01
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.006 -25.00 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.006 -29.45 0.45
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.002 487.50 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 422.22 0.06
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.006 94.44 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.006 98.89 0.04
836 S/V Dresses 0.015 0.016 0.014 0.008 -41.39 0.015 0.011 0.010 0.010 -32.32 0.08
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.008 0.011 0.010 0.036 264.75 0.010 0.031 0.036 0.036 259.70 0.25
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -33.14 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -42.50 0.02
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.017 0.022 0.020 0.019 -8.99 0.022 0.021 0.021 0.020 -8.38 0.06
842 S/V Skirts 0.003 0.007 0.007 0.002 -69.91 0.007 0.002 0.002 0.002 -69.55 0.03
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -94.59 0.001 * * 0.000 -94.59 0.01
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -60.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -60.00 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 65.52 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 65.52 0.01
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.010 0.008 0.008 0.005 -37.64 0.009 0.005 0.005 0.005 -38.20 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.17
851 S/V Nightwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 133.33 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 133.33 0.10
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -49.40 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -48.98 0.25
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.020 0.014 0.011 0.009 -18.57 0.012 0.009 0.012 0.012 -0.91 0.06
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.000 -76.54 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -57.89 0.01
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.439 0.350 0.316 0.785 148.27 0.347 0.811 0.814 0.818 136.09 0.79