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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| PHIL R | | 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 0.024 0.003 0.003 * * 0.006 0.000 0.000 * * *
201 Specialty Yarns 2.364 1.283 1.197 1.342 12.11 1.480 1.339 1.182 1.427 -3.55 0.81
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -92.72 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -92.50 0.00
219 Duck Fabric 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.000 -82.28 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 -82.28 0.00
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.930 0.275 0.210 0.511 142.82 0.340 0.544 0.556 0.575 68.98 0.43
222 Knit Fabric 1.257 1.406 1.331 0.451 -66.10 1.809 0.524 0.504 0.526 -70.91 0.05
223 Non-Woven Fabric 0.399 0.532 0.504 0.351 -30.40 0.537 0.390 0.405 0.378 -29.56 0.02
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -31.15 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 -31.15 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
229 Special Fabric 0.695 0.610 0.591 0.770 30.39 0.637 0.655 0.709 0.790 23.99 0.05
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.911 1.590 1.454 0.523 -64.02 1.530 0.658 0.659 0.660 -56.88 2.53
239 Baby Garm / Acc 19.824 16.208 13.387 12.858 -3.95 16.031 15.893 15.986 15.679 -2.20 1.93
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.000 0.024 0.024 * * 0.024 * * * * *
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 3.223 1.820 1.820 * * 2.299 0.044 * * * *
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.020 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.020 * 0.01
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.021 * 0.000 0.021 0.021 0.021 * 0.02
317 Twill Fabric 0.004 0.000 0.000 * * 0.004 * * * * *
326 Sateen Fabric 0.184 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.006 0.009 0.009 0.000 -97.42 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.46 0.00
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 8.113 6.870 6.048 3.208 -46.96 7.120 4.470 4.290 4.030 -43.40 4.84
332 Cotton Hosiery 2.455 2.337 1.940 1.813 -6.58 2.250 2.163 2.264 2.210 -1.81 0.34
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.164 0.070 0.070 0.048 -30.50 0.099 0.053 0.050 0.049 -51.23 0.44
334 Oth. Coats, MB 4.292 3.244 2.773 1.923 -30.65 2.996 2.550 2.659 2.394 -20.08 0.75
335 W/G Cot. Coats 17.213 11.412 9.375 6.028 -35.70 12.132 10.036 8.690 8.066 -33.52 1.55
336 Cotton Dresses 13.214 18.037 13.631 20.670 51.64 15.459 24.773 24.867 25.076 62.21 3.98
338 Knit Shirts,MB 15.711 10.104 8.863 6.030 -31.96 10.630 7.257 7.217 7.271 -31.60 0.73
339 W/G Knit Blouse 46.652 34.263 31.264 17.287 -44.71 38.115 22.088 21.272 20.286 -46.78 1.57
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 14.013 13.864 11.793 9.277 -21.34 13.952 11.245 11.270 11.348 -18.67 2.04
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 5.415 4.446 3.911 2.720 -30.46 4.731 3.273 3.257 3.254 -31.21 1.07
342 Cotton Skirts 3.231 2.512 2.304 2.561 11.16 2.405 2.786 2.817 2.769 15.13 1.79
345 Cotton Sweater 2.805 0.758 0.540 0.350 -35.19 0.991 0.522 0.478 0.568 -42.68 0.20
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 14.171 11.476 9.478 6.937 -26.82 11.583 9.570 9.262 8.934 -22.87 0.86
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 44.073 42.056 36.379 21.825 -40.01 43.050 29.115 28.685 27.502 -36.12 1.80
349 Bras, & other 0.347 0.356 0.260 0.153 -41.02 0.321 0.283 0.266 0.250 -22.27 0.82
350 Dress. Gown etc 7.157 2.971 2.377 1.329 -44.10 3.704 2.216 2.167 1.923 -48.09 0.60
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 27.793 18.446 13.936 13.103 -5.98 17.989 18.851 18.423 17.612 -2.09 2.25
352 Cotton Underwear 37.535 36.007 34.186 27.214 -20.40 39.360 28.609 28.025 29.034 -26.23 1.63
359 Oth. Cot. App. 4.291 4.156 3.514 3.522 0.22 3.882 4.215 4.311 4.164 7.28 1.16
360 Pillowcases 1.813 0.642 0.597 0.085 -85.73 0.729 0.164 0.164 0.131 -82.07 0.07
361 Cotton Sheets 12.727 3.111 3.011 0.245 -91.86 4.018 0.478 0.515 0.345 -91.42 0.03
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 8.841 7.457 6.622 3.984 -39.83 8.223 5.418 5.176 4.819 -41.40 1.53
363 Pile Towels 0.052 0.017 0.017 0.007 -55.92 0.028 0.007 0.007 0.007 -73.37 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 3.608 3.636 2.866 2.636 -8.00 3.233 3.187 3.531 3.407 5.39 0.13
Wool:
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 91.47 0.00
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.040 0.146 0.142 0.041 -71.53 0.147 0.148 0.045 0.045 -69.74 3.49
432 Wool Hosiery 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.000 -58.53 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 -37.53 0.04
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.465 0.377 0.334 0.210 -36.96 0.405 0.299 0.273 0.253 -37.37 1.57
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.103 0.049 0.049 0.073 47.12 0.051 0.017 0.054 0.073 43.33 0.38
435 W/G Coats, Wool 3.547 2.373 2.072 1.449 -30.05 2.387 1.864 1.857 1.750 -26.66 2.58
436 Wool Dresses 0.445 0.391 0.318 0.401 26.08 0.339 0.489 0.497 0.474 39.70 3.78
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.065 0.116 0.116 0.002 -98.61 0.121 0.007 0.007 0.002 -98.66 0.01
439 Babies' garments 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.001 3707.25 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001 -11.46 0.22
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.002 0.009 0.008 0.000 -95.42 0.008 0.002 0.002 0.002 -80.92 0.21
442 Wool Skirts 0.828 0.392 0.323 0.321 -0.55 0.399 0.393 0.385 0.391 -2.17 13.07
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.485 0.169 0.159 0.113 -29.07 0.199 0.113 0.130 0.123 -37.98 0.69
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.147 0.107 0.107 * * 0.107 * * * * *
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.000 -61.76 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -56.16 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.175 0.167 0.154 0.039 -74.45 0.162 0.092 0.065 0.052 -67.60 0.36
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 2.431 1.546 1.367 0.361 -73.58 1.631 0.852 0.683 0.541 -66.84 9.78
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.235 0.064 0.060 0.041 -31.02 0.065 0.048 0.047 0.045 -30.61 0.45
464 Wool Blankets 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 158.00 0.00
465 Floor Coverings 0.019 0.019 0.016 0.007 -58.28 0.018 0.012 0.011 0.009 -47.00 0.05
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
Man-Made Fiber:
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.122 0.119 0.119 * * 0.119 * * * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 1.680 2.035 1.841 0.611 -66.82 1.885 0.904 0.904 0.805 -57.28 0.52
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 1.480 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 1.963 0.392 0.260 1.169 349.87 0.260 0.785 1.304 1.301 400.84 2.01
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
619 Poly Fil Fab 6.044 0.492 0.492 0.001 -99.87 1.407 0.001 0.001 0.001 -99.95 0.00
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.107 0.081 0.077 0.000 -99.80 0.077 0.016 0.005 0.004 -94.29 0.00
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.03
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
630 Handkerchiefs 0.001 0.004 0.004 0.000 -99.00 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.19 0.01
631 Gloves/Mittens 2.332 1.690 1.487 1.041 -30.01 1.761 1.319 1.281 1.244 -29.38 1.58
632 Hosiery 0.228 0.077 0.069 0.080 15.83 0.070 0.121 0.096 0.088 25.80 0.02
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.193 0.129 0.123 0.211 71.84 0.147 0.201 0.220 0.217 47.09 1.86
634 Other Coats, MB 4.848 4.683 4.246 3.951 -6.95 4.687 4.098 4.333 4.388 -6.37 1.33
635 Coats, W/G 5.312 6.689 5.749 4.980 -13.39 6.414 5.531 5.671 5.920 -7.70 1.36
636 Dresses 25.836 28.058 23.765 30.265 27.35 27.512 36.090 34.576 34.558 25.61 4.96
638 Knit Shirts, MB 12.626 11.000 9.387 8.271 -11.89 11.419 9.689 9.703 9.884 -13.44 1.80
639 Knit Blouses,WG 18.957 18.868 15.962 13.766 -13.76 19.120 17.114 16.769 16.671 -12.81 2.79
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.811 0.286 0.177 0.374 111.09 0.227 0.483 0.484 0.483 112.56 0.40
641 N-K Blouses, WG 2.574 1.465 1.085 1.944 79.11 1.456 2.448 2.370 2.324 59.56 1.39
642 Skirts 3.317 2.202 1.625 1.602 -1.38 1.923 2.243 2.237 2.180 13.35 2.84
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.158 0.228 0.194 0.120 -37.96 0.213 0.139 0.141 0.154 -27.56 1.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.272 0.281 0.250 0.035 -86.08 0.250 0.103 0.089 0.065 -73.95 0.18
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.185 0.109 0.084 0.060 -28.40 0.084 0.122 0.100 0.085 1.65 0.88
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 1.800 0.284 0.193 0.215 11.16 0.359 0.332 0.341 0.305 -14.82 0.23
647 Trousers,etc MB 11.634 8.131 6.913 8.005 15.80 7.927 8.795 8.702 9.223 16.35 2.15
648 Slacks,etc. WG 9.863 9.306 7.850 6.118 -22.06 9.787 7.833 7.591 7.574 -22.61 2.28
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 2.839 2.263 1.879 1.266 -32.61 2.224 1.717 1.695 1.651 -25.76 1.10
650 Dress Gown,Robe 8.551 6.594 6.215 4.380 -29.52 7.572 5.331 5.065 4.759 -37.15 2.06
651 Nightwear/PJs 13.890 10.076 8.808 9.330 5.92 11.347 9.978 10.664 10.598 -6.60 1.76
652 M-MF Underwear 7.443 3.431 2.895 2.778 -4.04 4.275 2.820 3.173 3.314 -22.49 0.62
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.041 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.71 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 3060.00 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.005 3080.00 0.02
659 Oth. MMF App. 18.185 17.074 15.020 10.166 -32.31 17.301 12.770 12.474 12.221 -29.36 0.74
665 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 315.09 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 325.47 0.00
666 Other Furnishing 23.791 15.088 13.628 9.627 -29.36 16.506 11.074 11.192 11.087 -32.83 0.29
669 Other MMF Manuf 18.335 25.716 22.316 15.817 -29.12 24.390 22.023 20.073 19.216 -21.21 0.59
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.002 0.223 0.088 0.000 -99.86 0.088 0.135 0.135 0.135 52.45 3.42
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.333 0.011 0.010 0.004 -59.23 0.012 0.009 0.005 0.004 -63.31 0.01
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.031 0.016 0.011 0.000 -95.80 0.028 0.012 0.009 0.006 -79.51 0.17
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.069 0.021 0.021 0.008 -60.70 0.022 0.008 0.008 0.008 -63.61 0.62
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.004 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.451 0.641 0.629 0.307 -51.27 0.644 0.317 0.318 0.318 -50.61 1.87
836 S/V Dresses 1.253 0.851 0.844 0.139 -83.50 0.855 0.169 0.146 0.146 -82.89 1.09
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.052 0.057 0.006 0.022 286.18 0.006 0.073 0.073 0.073 1113.15 0.50
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.147 0.025 0.009 0.054 502.23 0.011 0.069 0.070 0.070 559.26 2.04
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.494 0.380 0.346 0.270 -21.81 0.358 0.302 0.297 0.305 -14.92 0.86
842 S/V Skirts 0.482 0.218 0.217 0.011 -95.02 0.227 0.012 0.012 0.012 -94.88 0.15
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.015 0.014 0.014 0.002 -85.76 0.017 0.002 0.002 0.002 -88.09 0.63
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.028 0.030 0.030 0.011 -64.09 0.033 0.008 0.011 0.011 -67.29 0.06
847 S/V Trousers MB 1.893 0.673 0.639 1.038 62.41 0.660 1.107 1.076 1.072 62.45 0.81
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.010 0.010 0.000 -99.59 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.60 0.01
851 S/V Nightwear 0.081 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 12800.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 12800.00 0.32
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.018 0.243 0.221 0.039 -82.19 0.226 0.063 0.064 0.062 -72.56 0.32
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 14.51 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 84.46 0.00
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.436 0.612 0.552 0.150 -72.87 0.666 0.235 0.238 0.210 -68.49 0.20