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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  S ARAB   |                            | 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:
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     5.986  14964055     0.000     3.743     4.861     5.986 14964055    5.53
 222 Knit Fabric           0.125     0.278     0.278      *          *       0.278      *         *         *         *       *  
 223 Non-Woven Fabric     56.733    18.237    18.237     7.828    -57.08    18.237     7.507     7.822     7.828   -57.08    0.28
 229 Special Fabric        1.244     1.054     1.054      *          *       1.054      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00

Cotton:
 314 Poplin,Broadcl.       0.006     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001      *      0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -66.67     0.000      *         *        0.000   -66.67    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.004     0.011     0.011     0.014     35.71     0.011     0.011     0.011     0.014    35.71    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -91.85     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -91.85    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -53.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -53.33    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     27.27     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    27.27    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    100.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   100.00    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    100.00     0.000      *         *        0.000   100.00    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.00
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.012     0.017     0.017     0.019      9.34     0.017     0.017     0.019     0.019     9.34    0.01
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.005     0.037     0.037     0.007    -80.30     0.037     0.012     0.012     0.007   -80.30    0.00

Wool:
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -96.97     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -96.97    0.00
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 464 Wool Blankets         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000      *        0.001     0.001      *      0.03
 465 Floor Coverings       0.001     0.002     0.002     0.001    -45.10     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -45.10    0.00
 469 Oth. Wool Manuf.      0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  

Man-Made Fiber:
 600 Text Fil Yarn         0.000     3.276     3.276     0.687    -79.02     3.276     2.438     1.643     0.687   -79.02    0.11
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.00
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn        0.000     0.441     0.441     0.261    -40.85     0.441     0.261     0.261     0.261   -40.85    0.03
 620 Oth Synth Filam      31.544    84.651    84.651   108.486     28.16    84.651   111.454   108.568   108.486    28.16   10.70
 625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     71.43     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    71.43    0.00
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -26.67     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -26.67    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 636 Dresses               0.045     0.095     0.095     0.089     -5.88     0.095     0.081     0.087     0.089    -5.88    0.01
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.005     0.005     0.001    -72.12     0.005     0.001     0.001     0.001   -72.12    0.00
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -89.29     0.000      *         *        0.000   -89.29    0.00
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       0.003     0.003     0.003     0.003     -3.03     0.003     0.003     0.002     0.003    -3.03    0.00
 651 Nightwear/PJs         0.000     0.006     0.006     0.000    -93.18     0.006      *         *        0.000   -93.18    0.00
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.144     0.082     0.082     0.089      7.73     0.082     0.085     0.088     0.089     7.73    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.743     1.193     1.193     0.721    -39.59     1.193     0.718     0.674     0.721   -39.59    0.60
 666 Other Furnishing      0.455     0.670     0.670     0.323    -51.77     0.670     0.322     0.402     0.323   -51.77    0.01
 669 Other MMF Manuf       7.662     4.393     4.393     3.940    -10.32     4.393     4.674     5.060     3.940   -10.32    0.09

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -50.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -50.00    0.00
 844 WG Suits S/V          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001     55.88     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    55.88    0.00
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.127     0.121     0.121     0.002    -98.67     0.121     0.002     0.002     0.002   -98.67    0.00