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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MCDONIA  |                            | 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:
 200 Yarns / Sew Thrd      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -64.81     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -64.81    0.00
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.702     0.387     0.387     0.319    -17.55     0.387     0.343     0.323     0.319   -17.55    0.01
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     33.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    33.33    0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  

Cotton:
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -24.49     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -24.49    0.01
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -78.95     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -78.95    0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.002     0.006     0.006     0.012     87.71     0.006     0.010     0.010     0.012    87.71    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.007     0.006     0.006     0.004    -29.75     0.006     0.005     0.004     0.004   -29.75    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    258.33     0.000     0.000     0.001     0.001   258.33    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.002     0.000     0.000     0.001    164.10     0.000     0.000     0.001     0.001   164.10    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.083     0.078     0.078     0.086     10.47     0.078     0.083     0.079     0.086    10.47    0.01
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.012     0.011     0.011     0.015     40.18     0.011     0.013     0.013     0.015    40.18    0.01
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    200.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   200.00    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     14.29     0.000     0.001     0.000     0.000    14.29    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.018     0.028     0.028     0.037     30.02     0.028     0.036     0.036     0.037    30.02    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.007     0.008     0.008     0.004    -48.55     0.008     0.005     0.004     0.004   -48.55    0.00
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.004     0.004     0.004     0.007     66.60     0.004     0.007     0.006     0.007    66.60    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Wool:
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.003     0.000     0.000     0.000    -20.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -20.00    0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.042     0.038     0.038     0.022    -40.69     0.038     0.026     0.023     0.022   -40.69    0.04
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.017     0.017     0.002    -87.71     0.017     0.002     0.002     0.002   -87.71    0.01
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -64.80     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -64.80    0.00
 439 Babies' garments      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.000    -96.77     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -96.77    0.01
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -62.75     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -62.75    0.02
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 444 Wool Suits,W/G        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -94.96     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -94.96    0.00
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    300.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   300.00    0.00
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -16.67     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -16.67    0.00
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.000     0.004     0.004     0.009    140.73     0.004     0.009     0.009     0.009   140.73    0.05
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.003     0.003     0.003    -23.66     0.003     0.003     0.003     0.003   -23.66    0.05
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -70.98     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -70.98    0.01

Man-Made Fiber:
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -85.71     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -85.71    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.002     0.006     0.006     0.004    -23.49     0.006     0.004     0.004     0.004   -23.49    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.001     0.005     0.005     0.009     81.02     0.005     0.010     0.009     0.009    81.02    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -50.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -50.00    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.012     0.008     0.008     0.006    -21.83     0.008     0.006     0.006     0.006   -21.83    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.003     0.007     0.007     0.011     56.41     0.007     0.008     0.008     0.011    56.41    0.01
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001     23.68     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    23.68    0.00
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.004     0.004     0.004     0.002    -42.36     0.004     0.002     0.002     0.002   -42.36    0.00
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.002     0.003     0.003     0.005     81.41     0.003     0.007     0.005     0.005    81.41    0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.002     0.002     0.001    -61.70     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -61.70    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.003     0.003     0.002    -40.58     0.003     0.003     0.001     0.002   -40.58    0.01
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    600.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   600.00    0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.003     0.003     0.003     0.002    -29.26     0.003     0.003     0.003     0.002   -29.26    0.01
 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
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.06
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    228.57     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   228.57    0.00
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *