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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| JAPAN | | 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 0.632 0.714 0.624 0.325 -47.84 0.748 0.472 0.426 0.415 -44.44 0.42
201 Specialty Yarns 3.368 3.655 3.058 1.427 -53.32 3.571 2.299 2.174 2.024 -43.31 1.15
218 Fab, Color Yarn 2.866 2.276 2.021 0.954 -52.81 2.423 1.405 1.228 1.209 -50.10 2.47
219 Duck Fabric 0.018 0.034 0.026 0.014 -47.85 0.034 0.016 0.018 0.022 -37.21 0.05
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.826 0.940 0.742 0.537 -27.68 0.903 0.829 0.796 0.734 -18.70 0.54
222 Knit Fabric 17.058 23.664 19.808 10.620 -46.39 23.106 16.693 15.955 14.476 -37.35 1.29
223 Non-Woven Fabric 148.053 138.003 119.304 106.563 -10.68 141.725 128.640 125.923 125.262 -11.62 5.34
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.646 0.267 0.244 0.176 -27.82 0.264 0.150 0.194 0.199 -24.71 0.12
225 Blue Denim Fab. 3.857 1.999 1.622 1.883 16.08 2.124 2.281 2.221 2.260 6.39 7.34
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.705 0.671 0.569 0.402 -29.24 0.666 0.590 0.493 0.505 -24.21 1.51
227 Oxford Cloth 0.141 0.172 0.168 0.090 -46.58 0.194 0.110 0.097 0.094 -51.45 10.14
229 Special Fabric 47.207 62.465 54.364 31.764 -41.57 64.957 41.458 40.774 39.865 -38.63 2.42
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.005 0.001 0.000 0.000 15.79 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -79.33 0.00
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.012 0.011 0.010 0.004 -61.50 0.012 0.005 0.005 0.005 -59.46 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.008 0.002 0.001 0.001 36.71 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 173.42 0.00
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.003 0.012 0.012 0.006 -50.07 0.013 0.006 0.006 0.006 -50.41 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 16.495 15.274 13.034 10.278 -21.14 16.120 12.584 12.453 12.518 -22.34 6.25
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 4.340 2.672 2.361 2.171 -8.03 2.968 2.632 2.586 2.483 -16.36 2.52
315 Printcloth Fab. 4.032 3.193 2.884 1.280 -55.61 3.415 1.787 1.743 1.589 -53.47 2.57
317 Twill Fabric 0.496 0.485 0.372 0.432 16.27 0.480 0.453 0.477 0.545 13.58 1.10
326 Sateen Fabric 0.331 0.194 0.157 0.120 -23.88 0.207 0.166 0.162 0.156 -24.36 0.39
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.002 -30.66 0.006 0.004 0.004 0.003 -54.13 0.03
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.032 3976.92 0.001 0.034 0.034 0.034 3533.85 0.04
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.324 0.260 0.237 0.130 -45.09 0.307 0.164 0.158 0.153 -50.15 0.02
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.009 0.031 0.029 0.007 -76.03 0.031 0.010 0.009 0.009 -70.60 0.08
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.026 0.030 0.021 0.029 37.01 0.026 0.038 0.037 0.038 41.67 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.289 0.071 0.067 0.028 -58.64 0.131 0.031 0.030 0.032 -75.57 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.028 0.023 0.020 0.015 -24.88 0.022 0.018 0.018 0.018 -18.00 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.087 0.068 0.061 0.033 -45.73 0.071 0.053 0.047 0.041 -43.07 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.386 0.310 0.296 0.017 -94.34 0.390 0.086 0.065 0.031 -91.99 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.037 0.062 0.056 0.038 -32.84 0.063 0.054 0.053 0.044 -30.35 0.01
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.020 0.018 0.016 0.018 15.81 0.017 0.020 0.020 0.020 19.66 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.053 0.007 0.006 0.005 -24.78 0.008 0.005 0.005 0.006 -28.79 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.975 0.604 0.581 0.012 -97.94 0.653 0.320 0.244 0.035 -94.65 0.01
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.132 0.114 0.102 0.089 -12.91 0.119 0.101 0.096 0.101 -15.44 0.01
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.184 0.025 0.020 0.028 41.30 0.025 0.033 0.032 0.033 34.15 0.00
349 Bras, & other 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.179 0.052 0.037 0.017 -53.29 0.058 0.033 0.033 0.032 -44.84 0.01
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.012 0.003 0.003 0.012 291.30 0.007 0.012 0.012 0.012 57.89 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.030 0.080 0.077 0.020 -74.40 0.078 0.025 0.023 0.023 -70.39 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -22.22 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -36.36 0.11
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 200.00 0.19
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.194 0.153 0.139 0.070 -49.46 0.158 0.112 0.084 0.084 -46.69 0.02
360 Pillowcases 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
361 Cotton Sheets 0.034 0.000 0.000 0.007 * 0.034 0.007 0.007 0.007 -77.94 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.009 0.005 0.002 0.037 1753.08 0.002 0.012 0.012 0.040 1794.46 0.01
363 Pile Towels 0.024 0.017 0.016 0.010 -34.72 0.019 0.012 0.012 0.012 -37.61 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.406 0.364 0.317 0.449 41.50 0.410 0.470 0.497 0.496 20.89 0.02
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.208 0.200 0.167 0.162 -2.87 0.193 0.199 0.198 0.195 1.09 0.89
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.104 0.126 0.120 0.055 -54.17 0.135 0.068 0.070 0.061 -54.94 0.61
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.140 0.126 0.117 0.103 -12.14 0.123 0.106 0.110 0.112 -8.84 1.75
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -11.62 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -24.37 0.04
432 Wool Hosiery 0.016 0.011 0.010 0.004 -55.96 0.012 0.007 0.006 0.006 -50.00 0.43
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.008 0.018 0.017 0.009 -45.36 0.018 0.011 0.011 0.010 -42.62 0.06
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.012 0.014 0.011 0.017 51.87 0.014 0.014 0.017 0.019 39.35 0.10
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.596 0.087 0.083 0.027 -67.66 0.251 0.029 0.029 0.030 -87.98 0.04
436 Wool Dresses 0.021 0.009 0.008 0.008 -4.93 0.010 0.008 0.008 0.008 -15.06 0.07
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.007 0.012 0.011 0.010 -8.78 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011 -3.59 0.05
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 -20.83 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -16.92 0.30
442 Wool Skirts 0.119 0.021 0.021 0.002 -90.36 0.063 0.002 0.002 0.002 -96.51 0.07
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 -20.04 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -33.96 0.01
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.003 -28.81 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 -30.25 0.05
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.009 0.023 0.022 0.007 -69.49 0.024 0.023 0.022 0.008 -66.70 0.03
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.004 0.014 0.012 0.004 -69.15 0.013 0.006 0.006 0.005 -58.11 0.04
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.263 0.039 0.038 0.003 -91.85 0.110 0.003 0.003 0.004 -96.79 0.06
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.020 0.027 0.026 0.014 -45.71 0.035 0.011 0.014 0.015 -56.54 0.15
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
465 Floor Coverings 0.004 0.006 0.006 0.004 -23.65 0.006 0.004 0.004 0.005 -14.06 0.02
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 325.49 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 181.82 0.06
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.964 1.069 1.012 0.329 -67.47 1.245 0.398 0.386 0.386 -69.01 0.07
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.002 0.007 0.007 0.000 -94.79 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 -95.25 0.00
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.466 0.244 0.232 0.712 206.48 0.288 0.750 0.738 0.724 151.35 0.47
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 12.246 21.277 18.626 8.337 -55.24 21.733 14.365 13.438 10.987 -49.44 1.49
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 288.54 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.003 168.49 0.00
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.845 0.664 0.518 0.325 -37.23 0.637 0.502 0.471 0.471 -26.02 11.49
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.297 0.334 0.302 0.132 -56.09 0.351 0.143 0.149 0.165 -52.99 1.84
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.266 0.175 0.136 0.093 -31.69 0.185 0.143 0.134 0.132 -28.67 0.34
615 MMF Printcloth 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 110.00 0.00
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.245 0.305 0.251 0.056 -77.81 0.304 0.168 0.141 0.110 -63.89 0.50
618 Wov Artif Filam 2.758 2.719 2.343 0.662 -71.74 2.869 1.144 1.036 1.039 -63.80 6.38
619 Poly Fil Fab 21.582 13.553 11.439 5.326 -53.44 15.156 8.496 8.030 7.439 -50.92 4.04
620 Oth Synth Filam 7.903 7.340 6.194 3.899 -37.06 7.647 5.401 5.144 5.045 -34.03 0.81
621 Impression Fab 0.002 0.068 0.021 0.025 21.00 0.021 0.090 0.082 0.072 251.16 6.63
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.143 0.013 0.010 0.002 -84.46 0.010 0.005 0.005 0.005 -52.65 0.30
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.102 0.068 0.064 0.020 -68.86 0.084 0.027 0.024 0.024 -71.21 0.14
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 4780.39 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 4780.39 0.06
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.002 0.016 0.015 * * 0.016 0.001 0.001 0.001 -96.30 0.02
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.253 0.355 0.273 0.026 -90.59 0.348 0.112 0.107 0.108 -69.07 0.40
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.100 0.085 0.047 0.115 148.20 0.063 0.139 0.159 0.154 146.07 0.39
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.145 0.131 0.102 0.044 -56.37 0.135 0.082 0.076 0.073 -45.65 0.09
632 Hosiery 0.061 0.062 0.050 0.037 -26.00 0.056 0.051 0.050 0.049 -11.81 0.01
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.010 0.012 0.011 0.004 -65.07 0.012 0.006 0.005 0.005 -57.04 0.04
634 Other Coats, MB 0.017 0.036 0.027 0.012 -55.07 0.030 0.020 0.022 0.021 -29.26 0.01
635 Coats, W/G 0.038 0.044 0.040 0.024 -39.97 0.046 0.029 0.027 0.028 -38.87 0.01
636 Dresses 0.023 0.033 0.027 0.027 -0.79 0.031 0.032 0.033 0.033 4.99 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.019 0.021 0.017 0.017 1.69 0.019 0.022 0.021 0.021 9.19 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 1.125 0.316 0.311 0.023 -92.57 0.432 0.071 0.029 0.027 -93.66 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.008 0.005 0.004 0.006 37.62 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.007 25.67 0.01
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.010 0.006 0.004 0.005 20.94 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.007 34.45 0.00
642 Skirts 0.023 0.010 0.009 0.005 -45.07 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.006 -37.87 0.01
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -58.06 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.86 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 296.15 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 243.75 0.03
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.198 0.225 0.222 0.008 -96.54 0.385 0.115 0.013 0.011 -97.27 0.01
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.006 0.009 0.008 0.002 -73.54 0.009 0.003 0.003 0.003 -60.79 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.015 0.011 0.008 0.008 -4.72 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.011 10.18 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.009 0.010 0.008 0.001 -90.49 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.003 -67.93 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.056 0.044 0.037 0.021 -42.30 0.050 0.020 0.022 0.029 -42.44 0.01
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 4.65 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.002 -53.61 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.033 0.072 0.053 0.051 -4.34 0.057 0.076 0.073 0.070 22.12 0.01
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 1033.33 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 207.69 0.02
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -25.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.447 0.400 0.312 0.347 11.24 0.379 0.451 0.472 0.435 14.84 0.03
665 Floor Coverings 0.228 0.101 0.089 0.037 -57.99 0.129 0.049 0.049 0.049 -61.57 0.05
666 Other Furnishing 1.186 1.151 0.966 0.535 -44.69 1.209 0.756 0.703 0.719 -40.52 0.02
669 Other MMF Manuf 3.335 7.120 6.627 2.297 -65.34 7.210 2.829 2.870 2.789 -61.31 0.09
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.013 0.010 0.009 0.023 147.45 0.009 0.024 0.025 0.023 149.86 0.60
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.017 0.027 0.022 0.027 27.17 0.027 0.022 0.033 0.033 21.79 0.09
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.001 0.002 0.000 0.000 -82.95 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 154.59 0.05
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.004 -21.13 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.005 -14.50 0.17
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 22.45 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 40.00 0.21
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.004 360.71 0.002 0.004 0.005 0.005 200.00 0.18
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.004 113.11 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.005 110.94 0.03
836 S/V Dresses 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 66.04 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 78.95 0.03
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.059 0.013 0.012 0.004 -65.86 0.029 0.005 0.005 0.005 -84.02 0.03
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -83.33 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -83.33 0.00
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.002 0.007 0.006 0.005 -24.07 0.007 0.005 0.006 0.005 -20.10 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 212.50 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 188.89 0.01
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2200.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2200.00 0.03
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 104.55 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 66.67 0.01
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 25.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.01
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 81.93 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 53.33 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.02
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -72.46 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -72.46 0.10
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 140.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 172.73 0.01
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.028 0.023 0.007 0.011 43.33 0.010 0.024 0.025 0.026 170.08 0.13
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.008 534.87 0.001 0.008 0.008 0.008 534.87 0.08
899 Other S/V Manuf 1.157 0.148 0.143 1.454 914.74 0.149 1.211 1.193 1.458 879.51 1.41