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                                          |                                         |                             November 19, 2009
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  N ZEAL   |                            | 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      0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 201 Specialty Yarns       3.387     3.379     3.379     6.296     86.35     3.379     6.630     6.168     6.296    86.35    3.58
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -59.26     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -59.26    0.00
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.000    -92.02     0.002     0.002     0.000     0.000   -92.19    0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           0.742     0.168     0.168     0.077    -54.16     0.168     0.077     0.077     0.077   -54.16    0.01
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.130     0.611     0.611     0.011    -98.24     0.611     0.011     0.011     0.011   -98.24    0.00
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 226 Cheesecloth,Bati      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 227 Oxford Cloth          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        2.076     3.489     2.851     2.753     -3.45     3.123     4.000     3.715     3.390     8.58    0.21
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    400.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   400.00    0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.009     0.008     0.007     0.004    -49.79     0.009     0.004     0.004     0.004   -50.96    0.00

Cotton:
 314 Poplin,Broadcl.       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 315 Printcloth Fab.       0.002     0.002     0.001     0.002     91.67     0.002     0.004     0.003     0.003    44.85    0.01
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.025     0.015     0.003    -78.08     0.015     0.017     0.015     0.014   -10.48    0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.002     0.001     0.001     0.000    -67.74     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -72.22    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.030     0.053     0.044     0.013    -69.42     0.046     0.026     0.025     0.023   -50.62    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.002     0.001     0.001     0.000    -66.15     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -72.50    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.001     0.002     0.002     0.000    -88.34     0.002     0.001     0.000     0.000   -83.99    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001     -3.57     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    -3.57    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.014     0.007     0.007     0.007     -0.33     0.011     0.007     0.007     0.007   -29.93    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.014     0.005     0.005     0.001    -89.68     0.005     0.000     0.000     0.001   -89.94    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.004     0.002     0.001     0.001    -55.10     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.001   -62.01    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.010     0.002     0.002     0.005    232.11     0.003     0.005     0.005     0.005   108.57    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.000     0.001     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.001     0.002     0.001     0.001    -51.27     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -29.75    0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.002     0.004     0.004     0.002    -44.79     0.006     0.002     0.002     0.002   -62.99    0.00
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   1800.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  1800.00    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.011     0.008     0.003     0.006     99.08     0.004     0.010     0.010     0.010   137.57    0.00

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            6.175     6.158     5.239     2.042    -61.02     6.435     3.528     3.278     2.961   -53.99   13.45
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.003     0.004     0.003     0.001    -59.39     0.004     0.002     0.002     0.002   -47.73    0.02
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.055     0.189     0.169     0.133    -20.89     0.181     0.149     0.158     0.154   -15.17    2.41
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     69.23     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -31.48    0.01
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.012     0.001     0.001     0.002    215.28     0.002     0.002     0.002     0.003    30.82    0.19
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -75.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -75.00    0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.004     0.003     0.002     0.001    -50.00     0.005     0.002     0.002     0.002   -62.83    0.01
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.008     0.005     0.004     0.003    -29.35     0.007     0.004     0.003     0.004   -46.71    0.01
 436 Wool Dresses          0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001      8.33     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.00    0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.001     0.002     0.001     0.002     51.79     0.001     0.003     0.003     0.003    80.53    0.01
 439 Babies' garments      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   381.82    0.08
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -12.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -6.25    0.04
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 444 Wool Suits,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.002      *         *         *         *       *  
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     12.20     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    -9.26    0.00
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    333.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   180.00    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000    -37.96     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -72.67    0.00
 464 Wool Blankets         0.008     0.017     0.012     0.006    -51.32     0.018     0.008     0.010     0.010   -41.45    0.37
 465 Floor Coverings       0.035     0.030     0.028     0.009    -69.72     0.037     0.011     0.011     0.010   -72.67    0.05
 469 Oth. Wool Manuf.      0.022     0.009     0.009     0.000    -95.54     0.009     0.001     0.001     0.001   -88.44    0.08

Man-Made Fiber:
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000      *         *        0.002      *      0.00
 607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 611 Wov>85% Art Stp       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 614 MMF Pop/Brdclth       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 619 Poly Fil Fab          0.000     0.006     0.006      *          *       0.006      *         *         *         *       *  
 620 Oth Synth Filam       0.077     0.007     0.007     0.906  12089.05     0.007     0.604     0.669     0.906 12089.05    0.14
 626 Printclth Stp/Fl      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   5168.75     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  5168.75    0.00
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.000     0.000     0.004   4532.00     0.000     0.005     0.005     0.005  2613.64    0.00
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.003     0.001     0.001     0.002    270.59     0.001     0.003     0.003     0.003   203.85    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.002     0.001     0.000     0.002    309.09     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002   345.45    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.015     0.008     0.008     0.006    -26.89     0.009     0.009     0.006     0.006   -29.24    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.004     0.002     0.002     0.001    -61.90     0.003     0.002     0.001     0.001   -67.00    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.002     0.004     0.004     0.001    -72.15     0.004     0.002     0.001     0.001   -72.31    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001     -9.09     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -25.00    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.003     0.003     0.001     0.003    314.55     0.001     0.005     0.005     0.005   630.36    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.013     0.000     0.000     0.000    400.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -65.63    0.00
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000     16.67     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -30.56    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.005     0.001     0.001     0.001     12.99     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -37.74    0.00
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.025     0.019     0.012     0.033    185.31     0.021     0.038     0.046     0.041    91.53    0.00
 665 Floor Coverings       0.001     0.003     0.003     0.002    -23.60     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.002   -23.76    0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      0.027     0.011     0.009     0.000    -94.85     0.011     0.004     0.003     0.003   -76.55    0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.005     2.308     2.154     1.565    -27.35     2.157     1.714     1.714     1.719   -20.32    0.05

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.002     0.006     0.006      *          *       0.006      *         *         *         *       *  
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 831 Gloves Silk/Veg       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 832 Hosiery Slk/Veg       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -62.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -62.50    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -57.14     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -46.67    0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.003     0.003     0.000    -88.94     0.003     0.001     0.001     0.000   -88.94    0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    200.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    20.00    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    250.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   250.00    0.00
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -46.15     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -46.15    0.00
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    150.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   100.00    0.00
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.020     0.007     0.005     0.007     59.11     0.012     0.005     0.008     0.009   -20.77    0.01