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| | May 14, 2012
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| _CBI | | Preliminary 4/2012 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 4/2012
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2010 2011 4/2011 4/2012 % Change 4/2011 2/2012 3/2012 4/2012 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 1.334 1.127 0.368 0.463 25.77 1.273 0.943 1.031 1.221 -4.07 1.00
201 Specialty Yarns 17.977 16.118 10.349 10.635 2.76 18.756 18.295 16.903 16.404 -12.54 7.41
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.614 0.335 0.045 0.015 -67.35 0.625 0.295 0.295 0.305 -51.21 0.83
219 Duck Fabric 0.010 0.015 0.007 0.002 -75.14 0.017 0.013 0.013 0.009 -43.34 0.02
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.242 0.136 0.045 0.026 -41.13 0.163 0.135 0.138 0.118 -27.65 0.10
222 Knit Fabric 2.354 5.577 0.702 1.878 167.44 2.571 5.854 6.254 6.753 162.60 0.40
223 Non-Woven Fabric 6.297 8.284 2.211 2.253 1.90 6.436 8.802 8.493 8.326 29.36 0.30
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.015 0.006 0.000 0.012 5333.04 0.003 0.011 0.019 0.019 612.07 0.01
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.082 * 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.082 2407.94 0.31
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.642 0.641 0.201 0.729 262.20 0.658 1.059 1.272 1.169 77.49 0.74
229 Special Fabric 1.440 1.564 0.414 0.466 12.65 1.584 1.734 1.696 1.617 2.07 0.07
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 1.298 1.640 0.449 0.283 -36.98 1.330 1.678 1.451 1.474 10.86 3.37
239 Baby Garm / Acc 42.544 36.007 10.435 9.055 -13.22 43.399 35.634 35.310 34.628 -20.21 4.62
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 1.847 0.680 0.293 0.126 -57.02 1.755 0.556 0.556 0.513 -70.76 0.35
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.006 0.151 0.151 * * 0.153 0.151 * * * *
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.060 0.069 0.063 0.021 -66.06 0.123 0.079 0.022 0.027 -77.98 0.01
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.001 0.029 0.013 0.000 -96.54 0.015 0.027 0.016 0.016 7.64 0.01
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
317 Twill Fabric 0.145 0.165 0.092 0.051 -45.14 0.130 0.179 0.154 0.124 -5.11 0.18
326 Sateen Fabric 0.000 0.006 0.006 0.003 -55.76 0.006 * * 0.003 -55.76 0.01
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.005 0.037 0.037 0.000 -99.80 0.040 0.021 0.008 0.000 -99.06 0.01
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 1.116 1.353 0.451 0.645 42.79 1.226 1.460 1.528 1.546 26.11 1.42
332 Cotton Hosiery 335.969 305.000 108.313 81.129 -25.10 350.111 291.693 284.445 277.816 -20.65 45.36
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.099 0.184 0.082 0.121 47.11 0.111 0.217 0.208 0.223 101.59 1.53
334 Oth. Coats, MB 10.628 7.943 1.510 1.014 -32.87 11.055 7.892 7.732 7.447 -32.64 2.51
335 W/G Cot. Coats 20.071 8.135 0.924 1.621 75.45 19.102 8.961 8.930 8.832 -53.77 2.29
336 Cotton Dresses 14.170 8.691 3.878 2.968 -23.47 8.735 7.834 7.957 7.781 -10.91 1.33
338 Knit Shirts,MB 512.678 543.545 182.941 145.657 -20.38 551.611 529.102 518.293 506.261 -8.22 46.68
339 W/G Knit Blouse 299.819 276.877 95.573 92.174 -3.56 294.028 278.226 275.493 273.478 -6.99 23.66
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 33.492 37.521 10.568 10.128 -4.16 35.477 37.238 36.990 37.082 4.53 5.71
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 3.730 3.698 1.043 1.342 28.70 3.350 3.975 4.022 3.997 19.31 1.89
342 Cotton Skirts 2.485 3.626 1.355 1.502 10.83 2.326 3.431 3.431 3.773 62.23 2.78
345 Cotton Sweater 0.368 0.382 0.109 0.044 -59.42 0.387 0.327 0.308 0.318 -17.89 0.11
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 90.144 89.541 26.682 25.073 -6.03 93.129 89.865 89.344 87.932 -5.58 8.37
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 111.457 106.555 38.015 31.005 -18.44 113.508 104.243 101.781 99.545 -12.30 6.63
349 Bras, & other 0.491 0.583 0.226 0.096 -57.76 0.569 0.512 0.472 0.452 -20.51 1.56
350 Dress. Gown etc 3.685 10.889 4.430 2.664 -39.85 7.708 11.099 9.306 9.124 18.37 2.61
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 7.926 9.046 1.121 1.631 45.57 6.638 9.459 9.391 9.556 43.95 1.40
352 Cotton Underwear 842.845 736.012 239.942 193.854 -19.21 848.415 723.763 712.035 689.924 -18.68 38.58
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.01
359 Oth. Cot. App. 3.579 6.522 1.880 1.946 3.49 4.445 6.908 6.839 6.588 48.21 1.83
360 Pillowcases 0.031 0.018 0.006 0.006 6.06 0.023 0.019 0.020 0.018 -18.82 0.01
361 Cotton Sheets 0.003 0.013 0.006 0.008 21.92 0.009 0.014 0.013 0.014 61.70 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.131 0.010 0.003 0.011 276.59 0.015 0.009 0.018 0.018 14.37 0.01
363 Pile Towels 1.270 1.216 0.571 0.376 -34.22 1.384 1.189 1.132 1.020 -26.31 0.39
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 8.348 4.993 1.803 0.738 -59.04 7.219 4.290 3.917 3.929 -45.58 0.17
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -45.00 0.00
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.001 0.001 0.000 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -1.68 0.01
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -62.75 0.00
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.010 0.009 0.002 0.004 51.77 0.009 0.010 0.011 0.010 16.27 0.92
432 Wool Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.497 1.062 0.248 0.516 107.73 0.648 1.219 1.307 1.330 105.30 7.11
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 1.200 1.959 0.426 0.418 -1.93 1.468 1.904 1.923 1.950 32.86 6.74
435 W/G Coats, Wool 8.954 9.087 1.709 0.893 -47.76 9.395 8.779 8.566 8.270 -11.97 13.26
436 Wool Dresses 0.123 0.057 0.013 0.009 -25.89 0.136 0.053 0.054 0.054 -60.15 0.37
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.009 0.038 0.029 0.008 -70.94 0.036 0.038 0.044 0.018 -51.10 0.07
439 Babies' garments 0.008 0.004 0.000 0.005 * 0.008 0.004 0.007 0.010 25.18 2.78
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.022 0.034 0.004 0.083 2048.96 0.021 0.068 0.104 0.113 447.67 11.50
442 Wool Skirts 0.031 0.014 0.002 0.004 77.03 0.030 0.014 0.015 0.016 -47.30 0.49
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.314 0.719 0.259 0.106 -58.92 0.456 0.673 0.573 0.567 24.36 2.64
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 1075.00 0.01
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.002 0.014 0.000 * * 0.002 0.014 0.014 0.014 571.01 0.05
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.599 0.687 0.132 0.245 85.89 0.553 0.750 0.778 0.800 44.69 4.70
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.178 0.150 0.029 0.035 20.83 0.165 0.162 0.154 0.156 -5.44 3.12
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.039 0.031 0.006 0.010 70.47 0.035 0.030 0.034 0.035 0.81 0.39
464 Wool Blankets 0.006 0.008 0.005 0.003 -32.55 0.010 0.007 0.008 0.007 -33.69 0.24
465 Floor Coverings 0.003 0.004 0.001 0.002 70.26 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.005 45.77 0.03
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.367 0.436 0.120 0.435 263.12 0.192 0.462 0.605 0.751 291.86 0.13
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.038 0.041 0.024 0.001 -95.99 0.060 0.022 0.022 0.017 -71.02 0.01
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.586 0.028 0.016 * * 0.558 0.028 0.028 0.012 -97.89 0.00
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.001 0.002 0.000 * * 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 30.68 0.00
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.007 0.000 0.000 * * 0.007 * * * * *
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.614 0.579 0.221 0.259 17.01 0.555 0.628 0.637 0.616 11.10 1.44
615 MMF Printcloth 0.001 0.005 0.000 0.001 * 0.001 0.005 0.006 0.006 400.39 0.18
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.123 0.131 0.061 0.014 -76.57 0.167 0.115 0.102 0.084 -49.78 0.44
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
619 Poly Fil Fab 1.449 0.084 0.073 0.091 24.65 1.266 0.103 0.105 0.102 -91.96 0.04
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.984 1.054 0.394 0.268 -31.92 1.040 1.014 0.965 0.928 -10.74 0.09
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.018 0.000 0.000 * * 0.017 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.21 0.01
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.001 0.003 0.000 0.003 589.24 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.006 738.39 0.03
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.014 0.016 0.001 0.018 2045.75 0.015 0.017 0.023 0.034 131.64 0.08
630 Handkerchiefs 0.010 0.005 0.002 0.001 -50.73 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.004 -26.13 0.23
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.469 0.538 0.197 0.170 -13.75 0.535 0.495 0.510 0.510 -4.65 0.47
632 Hosiery 17.707 32.963 5.167 13.025 152.09 16.883 36.179 39.037 40.821 141.79 6.71
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 1.187 1.514 0.337 0.659 95.41 1.242 1.715 1.811 1.836 47.78 7.54
634 Other Coats, MB 26.734 32.778 6.017 6.020 0.05 25.926 32.494 32.574 32.780 26.44 8.16
635 Coats, W/G 14.138 14.823 2.883 3.936 36.54 14.667 14.893 15.171 15.876 8.24 3.09
636 Dresses 12.658 22.538 10.784 6.611 -38.69 20.061 20.538 19.001 18.365 -8.45 1.50
638 Knit Shirts, MB 371.144 398.452 125.146 134.963 7.84 401.058 402.683 410.475 408.269 1.80 50.18
639 Knit Blouses,WG 62.072 73.076 20.430 29.286 43.35 66.575 74.694 77.325 81.932 23.07 8.93
640 N-K Shirts, MB 42.327 44.906 15.288 11.994 -21.55 46.022 43.683 42.471 41.612 -9.58 31.39
641 N-K Blouses, WG 7.934 8.596 2.786 3.196 14.72 8.269 8.845 8.854 9.006 8.92 3.74
642 Skirts 6.162 4.877 1.269 1.802 42.02 4.685 5.089 5.244 5.410 15.47 4.05
643 MMF Suits, M/B 2.602 2.253 1.152 0.947 -17.84 2.864 2.264 2.101 2.048 -28.51 11.76
644 MMF W/G Suits 1.167 0.159 0.081 0.236 189.71 0.839 0.222 0.259 0.313 -62.71 1.49
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.095 0.124 0.002 0.096 4751.56 0.093 0.211 0.216 0.217 134.00 1.71
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 5.139 6.130 1.891 1.080 -42.89 6.015 5.894 5.661 5.319 -11.57 3.23
647 Trousers,etc MB 86.883 86.851 26.150 30.725 17.49 88.647 89.451 90.291 91.426 3.13 17.33
648 Slacks,etc. WG 62.083 63.492 18.494 21.013 13.62 63.698 64.243 64.447 66.011 3.63 15.57
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 21.051 20.438 6.092 5.248 -13.85 20.523 20.209 19.834 19.595 -4.52 11.26
650 Dress Gown,Robe 1.412 3.243 0.727 0.687 -5.46 1.734 3.030 3.066 3.203 84.74 1.17
651 Nightwear/PJs 5.992 7.622 2.068 2.556 23.61 5.850 8.082 7.920 8.110 38.64 1.13
652 M-MF Underwear 136.521 118.573 37.988 29.367 -22.69 139.527 116.612 112.723 109.952 -21.20 16.43
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.011 * 0.001 0.001 -91.87 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 97.897 114.526 35.233 34.860 -1.06 105.572 116.336 114.971 114.153 8.13 5.56
665 Floor Coverings 0.013 0.004 0.000 0.001 63.48 0.011 0.004 0.004 0.004 -66.17 0.00
666 Other Furnishing 33.614 38.056 11.451 6.763 -40.94 36.358 36.491 35.036 33.368 -8.22 0.66
669 Other MMF Manuf 23.870 30.758 8.656 8.226 -4.97 26.274 31.246 31.134 30.328 15.43 0.76
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.257 0.337 0.008 0.197 2457.83 0.218 0.469 0.489 0.527 141.30 1.36
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.041 0.049 0.011 0.022 106.21 0.043 0.055 0.053 0.061 41.37 1.02
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.002 0.000 * * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 1060.78 0.06
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.015 0.074 0.043 0.031 -29.49 0.043 0.071 0.061 0.061 40.27 3.64
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 -66.67 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 -15.38 0.01
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.028 0.082 0.080 0.008 -90.24 0.084 0.063 0.010 0.010 -88.13 0.08
836 S/V Dresses 0.243 0.267 0.141 0.133 -5.58 0.354 0.209 0.215 0.259 -26.74 1.93
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.003 0.123 0.058 0.055 -4.95 0.061 0.125 0.145 0.120 97.41 0.95
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.003 0.003 0.000 0.004 729.17 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.006 101.04 0.22
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.069 0.086 0.067 0.003 -95.25 0.084 0.048 0.031 0.022 -73.71 0.10
842 S/V Skirts 0.033 0.053 0.030 0.012 -59.69 0.039 0.052 0.050 0.035 -9.98 0.79
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.009 0.005 0.002 0.011 562.96 0.011 0.013 0.013 0.014 36.99 3.89
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 1710.43 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 1749.57 0.72
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.143 0.371 0.247 0.105 -57.45 0.314 0.363 0.243 0.230 -26.79 0.20
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.004 0.001 0.005 884.62 0.001 0.004 0.008 0.008 1423.08 1.63
851 S/V Nightwear 0.018 0.024 0.009 0.008 -9.09 0.016 0.021 0.017 0.023 41.42 2.44
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -40.80 0.18
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.04
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.195 0.434 0.047 0.206 341.96 0.168 0.510 0.569 0.593 252.20 1.99
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.067 0.028 0.002 0.187 10607.64 0.061 0.204 0.204 0.213 248.98 0.12