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                                          |                                         |                             November 19, 2009
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  BNGLDSH  |                            | 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     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 219 Duck Fabric           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 222 Knit Fabric           0.001     0.000     0.000     0.161       *       0.001     0.161     0.161     0.161 13937.63    0.01
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      3.056     2.563     1.569     1.392    -11.25     1.786     2.295     2.251     2.386    33.59    9.14
 239 Baby Garm / Acc      46.787    53.987    42.422    53.259     25.55    52.043    66.585    65.071    64.825    24.56    7.97

Cotton:
 313 Cotton Sheeting       0.045     0.038     0.029     0.006    -78.89     0.035     0.018     0.017     0.015   -57.29    0.01
 317 Twill Fabric          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -95.65     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -95.65    0.00
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      1.879     1.730     1.607     0.848    -47.22     2.007     1.163     1.238     0.972   -51.59    1.17
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.670     0.586     0.548     0.231    -57.88     0.595     0.261     0.252     0.268   -54.87    0.04
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.134     0.136     0.096     0.146     51.46     0.128     0.194     0.220     0.185    45.22    1.68
 334 Oth. Coats, MB       23.886    24.140    19.691    22.980     16.70    22.772    28.264    29.391    27.429    20.45    8.62
 335 W/G Cot. Coats       16.638    17.182    13.746    12.535     -8.81    16.114    17.376    16.689    15.970    -0.89    3.07
 336 Cotton Dresses       13.755    17.614    13.490    18.465     36.88    16.326    22.979    23.741    22.589    38.36    3.59
 338 Knit Shirts,MB       44.123    57.411    48.911    49.473      1.15    55.084    57.756    57.687    57.972     5.24    5.78
 339 W/G Knit Blouse      35.412    42.097    35.254    37.792      7.20    40.236    45.783    45.760    44.635    10.93    3.46
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB     161.114   137.844   121.777   112.976     -7.23   144.441   138.660   137.435   129.044   -10.66   23.24
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse     28.765    22.214    19.780    20.621      4.25    23.858    21.748    22.815    23.054    -3.37    7.58
 342 Cotton Skirts        10.689    11.273     9.695    14.724     51.88    10.709    15.886    16.107    16.303    52.24   10.56
 345 Cotton Sweater       13.609    15.157    11.112     9.519    -14.33    15.411    15.803    14.202    13.565   -11.98    4.80
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers    173.531   228.007   191.648   207.896      8.48   217.728   247.522   247.305   244.255    12.18   23.59
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.    121.384   142.282   122.967   124.527      1.27   140.761   144.948   143.796   143.841     2.19    9.43
 349 Bras, & other         7.933     8.898     7.714     6.837    -11.37     8.765     8.279     8.067     8.021    -8.49   26.22
 350 Dress. Gown etc       6.464     5.428     4.745     4.261    -10.20     5.355     6.405     5.529     4.944    -7.69    1.54
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs      89.900    64.181    54.936    53.629     -2.38    66.824    66.207    66.376    62.873    -5.91    8.03
 352 Cotton Underwear    145.402   177.580   149.641   132.686    -11.33   168.429   169.002   163.658   160.625    -4.63    9.00
 353 Down Coats,M/B        0.120     0.049     0.043     0.017    -58.96     0.064     0.026     0.026     0.024   -62.82    5.45
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.014     0.005     0.005     0.007     51.88     0.006     0.007     0.007     0.007    10.99    6.42
 359 Oth. Cot. App.       15.449    13.445    12.562     9.737    -22.49    13.666    10.474    10.465    10.620   -22.29    2.95
 360 Pillowcases           0.795     0.579     0.542     0.066    -87.82     0.622     0.222     0.146     0.102   -83.55    0.05
 361 Cotton Sheets         4.192     1.551     1.418     1.318     -6.99     1.731     1.681     1.513     1.452   -16.13    0.12
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        3.152     3.125     2.288     6.012    162.81     2.593     6.677     6.923     6.849   164.12    2.17
 363 Pile Towels          18.724    20.170    17.076    15.393     -9.86    19.774    18.740    19.087    18.486    -6.51    7.06
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.     59.530    74.247    61.412    55.935     -8.92    68.650    73.496    72.236    68.769     0.17    2.71

Wool:
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.150     0.298     0.269     0.285      5.89     0.311     0.335     0.362     0.314     0.88    1.94
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.054     0.084     0.067     0.003    -96.14     0.067     0.067     0.054     0.019   -71.10    0.10
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       1.095     0.828     0.771     1.091     41.50     0.779     0.790     1.100     1.148    47.40    1.69
 436 Wool Dresses          0.009     0.057     0.055     0.033    -39.39     0.055     0.011     0.044     0.035   -36.19    0.28
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.034     0.016     0.016     0.100    511.23     0.025     0.077     0.095     0.100   295.26    0.48
 439 Babies' garments      0.008     0.042     0.040     0.001    -97.89     0.040     0.013     0.002     0.003   -92.02    0.74
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.007     0.007     0.000    -98.81     0.007      *         *        0.000   -98.81    0.01
 442 Wool Skirts           0.063     0.007     0.007     0.006    -13.61     0.007     0.009     0.006     0.006   -13.61    0.20
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.611     0.586     0.522     0.881     68.98     0.633     0.883     0.916     0.946    49.42    5.31
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.173     0.147     0.140     0.306    118.62     0.153     0.173     0.250     0.312   103.57    6.02
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.745     0.314     0.246     0.073    -70.53     0.259     0.219     0.205     0.140   -45.94    0.61
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.325     0.633     0.605     0.158    -73.91     0.750     0.300     0.191     0.187   -75.12    1.28
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.042     0.025     0.025     0.005    -81.83     0.025     0.008     0.005     0.005   -81.83    0.08
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.010     0.007     0.013     86.56     0.007     0.016     0.016     0.016   129.01    0.16

Man-Made Fiber:
 603 Yarn>85% artif.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.119       *       0.000      *        0.119     0.119      *      0.12
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.       0.048     0.000     0.000     0.297       *       0.000     0.200     0.297     0.297      *      0.19
 611 Wov>85% Art Stp       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 630 Handkerchiefs         0.019     0.010     0.008     0.001    -89.08     0.015     0.004     0.004     0.002   -86.30    0.13
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.431     1.127     0.896     0.356    -60.24     1.012     0.834     0.615     0.587   -41.95    0.75
 632 Hosiery               0.004     0.061     0.061     0.189    210.68     0.061     0.028     0.159     0.189   210.68    0.05
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.011     0.019     0.018     0.040    117.90     0.028     0.040     0.040     0.041    46.46    0.35
 634 Other Coats, MB      23.968    25.083    20.205    16.015    -20.74    23.246    23.647    22.595    20.893   -10.12    6.33
 635 Coats, W/G           12.002    19.919    16.682    12.075    -27.61    18.726    18.489    16.834    15.312   -18.23    3.52
 636 Dresses               5.198    11.151    10.165    13.454     32.36    11.191    15.240    14.399    14.440    29.04    2.07
 638 Knit Shirts, MB      10.718    11.330     9.604     4.651    -51.57    10.797     8.234     6.917     6.377   -40.94    1.16
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       5.557     6.982     6.044     3.818    -36.83     6.818     5.871     5.012     4.755   -30.25    0.80
 640 N-K Shirts, MB       22.018    15.769    14.441    11.370    -21.27    17.287    13.671    13.305    12.697   -26.55   10.54
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       7.178     6.517     5.647     3.802    -32.68     6.526     5.379     4.811     4.671   -28.43    2.80
 642 Skirts                0.973     1.206     0.999     0.773    -22.66     1.144     1.043     1.010     0.980   -14.37    1.27
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.014     0.001     0.001     2.173  382672.8     0.002     0.002     0.381     2.173 96877.68    6.12
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      5.244     3.020     2.782     1.456    -47.68     2.894     1.906     1.778     1.694   -41.46   17.42
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG      35.146    35.821    32.644    24.426    -25.17    34.291    33.656    31.600    27.603   -19.50   21.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB      46.633    50.274    40.704    34.947    -14.14    47.635    46.133    45.735    44.517    -6.55   10.39
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        8.094     9.822     8.873     6.661    -24.93     9.849     8.384     8.117     7.610   -22.73    2.29
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       2.159     2.333     1.895     2.231     17.73     2.182     2.666     2.692     2.669    22.31    1.78
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       3.160     5.250     3.676     3.234    -12.03     3.883     5.100     4.244     4.808    23.82    2.08
 651 Nightwear/PJs        17.187    19.401    17.109    11.714    -31.54    20.627    18.828    18.577    14.005   -32.10    2.33
 652 M-MF Underwear       38.377    31.625    26.377    20.806    -21.12    31.450    26.910    26.842    26.054   -17.16    4.89
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.449     1.291     1.227     1.284      4.59     1.238     1.187     1.290     1.347     8.86   16.27
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.759     2.089     1.853     2.142     15.61     1.939     1.923     2.170     2.378    22.67    9.15
 659 Oth. MMF App.        81.650    74.335    63.563    64.517      1.50    74.789    76.972    76.200    75.289     0.67    4.57
 666 Other Furnishing      6.817     3.876     3.454     1.714    -50.36     4.257     2.262     2.260     2.137   -49.80    0.06
 669 Other MMF Manuf      90.672   113.815   110.725   117.688      6.29   113.491   118.458   119.918   120.778     6.42    3.73

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.155     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.201     0.000     0.000     0.078  337034.8     0.001      *        0.002     0.078 10308.19    0.22
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.001     0.001     0.000     0.001    200.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   212.50    0.03
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.141     0.183     0.150     0.145     -3.85     0.165     0.178     0.178     0.178     7.41    1.04
 836 S/V Dresses           0.028     0.024     0.024     0.524   2071.11     0.024     0.394     0.524     0.524  2071.11    3.91
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.011     0.015     0.015     0.037    139.97     0.015     0.023     0.037     0.037   139.97    0.25
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.211     0.331     0.254     0.205    -19.31     0.313     0.308     0.288     0.282    -9.82    8.17
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.578     0.827     0.614     1.872    204.86     0.645     2.074     2.073     2.085   223.03    5.91
 842 S/V Skirts            0.124     0.056     0.056      *          *       0.056      *         *         *         *       *  
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.046     0.551     0.509     0.349    -31.38     0.509     0.554     0.481     0.392   -22.98    2.05
 847 S/V Trousers MB       1.957     3.267     2.966     2.288    -22.87     3.380     2.793     2.606     2.589   -23.42    1.97
 851 S/V Nightwear         0.000     0.031     0.016     0.025     52.70     0.016     0.015     0.015     0.040   146.22    6.35
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.033     0.182     0.182     0.028    -84.42     0.182     0.028     0.028     0.028   -84.43    0.14
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.000     1.171     0.330     5.216   1479.73     0.330     5.758     6.153     6.057  1734.52   64.17
 899 Other S/V Manuf      16.074     9.635     9.429     0.001    -99.99     9.600     6.648     1.926     0.206   -97.85    0.20