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| | January 19, 2012
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| LAOS | | 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:
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
229 Special Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 250.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 250.00 0.00
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.009 0.009 * * 0.009 0.009 0.009 * * *
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.942 1.618 1.618 0.137 -91.51 1.618 0.232 0.229 0.137 -91.51 0.02
Cotton:
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.012 0.012 0.032 168.31 0.012 0.038 0.037 0.032 168.31 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
336 Cotton Dresses 0.113 0.064 0.064 0.019 -69.52 0.064 0.046 0.023 0.019 -69.52 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.587 1.536 1.536 1.334 -13.14 1.536 1.634 1.545 1.334 -13.14 0.12
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.016 0.122 0.122 0.258 111.42 0.122 0.267 0.298 0.258 111.42 0.02
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.034 0.423 0.423 0.392 -7.32 0.423 0.325 0.389 0.392 -7.32 0.06
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.004 0.044 0.044 0.201 357.81 0.044 0.221 0.220 0.201 357.81 0.09
342 Cotton Skirts 0.002 0.103 0.103 0.170 65.40 0.103 0.268 0.265 0.170 65.40 0.13
345 Cotton Sweater 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.001 -80.15 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 -80.15 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.240 37360.47 0.001 0.240 0.240 0.240 37360.47 0.02
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.356 0.343 0.343 0.298 -12.88 0.343 0.437 0.432 0.298 -12.88 0.02
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.112 0.005 0.005 0.050 947.79 0.005 0.050 0.050 0.050 947.79 0.01
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.360 0.006 0.006 0.189 2871.92 0.006 0.052 0.151 0.189 2871.92 0.03
352 Cotton Underwear 8.972 16.155 16.155 11.724 -27.43 16.155 13.984 13.131 11.724 -27.43 0.61
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.034 0.006 0.006 0.001 -85.96 0.006 0.001 0.001 0.001 -85.96 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.006 1813.16 0.000 0.006 0.006 0.006 1813.16 0.00
Wool:
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.041 * 0.000 0.041 0.041 0.041 * 0.00
632 Hosiery 0.003 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
634 Other Coats, MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -96.43 0.001 * * 0.000 -96.43 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -66.67 0.000 * * 0.000 -66.67 0.00
636 Dresses 0.000 0.009 0.009 * * 0.009 * * * * *
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.314 0.206 0.206 0.357 73.25 0.206 0.387 0.381 0.357 73.25 0.04
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.052 0.865 0.865 0.974 12.67 0.865 1.150 1.019 0.974 12.67 0.11
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 0.000 * * * *
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.000 * * * *
642 Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 * 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.004 * 0.00
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.075 0.020 0.020 0.034 69.40 0.020 0.040 0.040 0.034 69.40 0.01
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.021 0.008 0.008 0.002 -80.73 0.008 0.001 0.002 0.002 -80.73 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.053 0.001 0.001 0.000 -79.72 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -79.72 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.001 0.005 0.005 0.007 38.33 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.007 38.33 0.00
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -28.57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -28.57 0.00
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
842 S/V Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -63.64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -63.64 0.00
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *