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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| S ARAB | | 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 0.000 0.317 0.317 * * 0.317 0.235 0.158 * * *
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 2.071 0.000 0.000 0.000 125.00 0.118 * 0.000 0.000 -99.95 0.00
222 Knit Fabric 0.076 0.000 0.000 0.125 * 0.000 0.125 0.125 0.125 * 0.01
223 Non-Woven Fabric 110.883 65.509 49.532 50.180 1.31 63.423 70.543 68.117 66.157 4.31 2.82
229 Special Fabric 0.005 0.296 0.149 1.039 597.19 0.149 1.188 1.186 1.186 695.70 0.07
Cotton:
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 * 0.000 0.006 0.006 0.006 * 0.01
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
336 Cotton Dresses 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.003 -47.70 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.003 -47.70 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -57.14 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
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 -42.86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -42.86 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 400.00 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 400.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 400.00 0.00
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.005 0.009 0.005 0.012 125.53 0.005 0.015 0.015 0.015 184.07 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
363 Pile Towels 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.033 0.006 0.006 0.004 -30.57 0.006 0.003 0.003 0.004 -32.05 0.00
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 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 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
465 Floor Coverings 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.001 451.96 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 -82.26 0.00
Man-Made Fiber:
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.691 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.221 0.000 0.000 * * 0.149 * * * * *
620 Oth Synth Filam 29.934 64.672 54.383 25.894 -52.39 59.997 39.333 35.774 36.183 -39.69 5.78
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.005 0.005 * * 0.005 * * * * *
636 Dresses 0.036 0.044 0.040 0.040 0.85 0.041 0.033 0.044 0.045 7.90 0.01
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.003 0.003 * * 0.003 0.002 * * * *
642 Skirts 0.000 0.003 0.003 * * 0.003 0.000 0.000 * * *
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.001 9800.00 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 246.34 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.007 0.002 0.002 0.003 27.66 0.005 0.002 0.004 0.003 -44.44 0.00
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -76.92 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -85.71 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.059 0.191 0.151 0.097 -35.95 0.154 0.190 0.127 0.137 -11.22 0.01
665 Floor Coverings 1.551 2.150 1.623 0.568 -65.01 1.860 1.268 1.233 1.095 -41.12 1.20
666 Other Furnishing 1.075 0.831 0.756 0.379 -49.93 0.908 0.456 0.531 0.453 -50.06 0.01
669 Other MMF Manuf 8.273 8.212 7.502 7.211 -3.88 8.467 8.275 7.887 7.921 -6.46 0.24
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
836 S/V Dresses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -62.50 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -62.50 0.00
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.002 0.107 0.000 0.127 * 0.000 0.107 0.234 0.234 * 0.23