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| | November 19, 2009
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| _CAFTA | | 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 0.914 0.816 0.649 1.262 94.34 0.900 1.254 1.312 1.428 58.67 1.44
201 Specialty Yarns 12.876 12.756 10.752 15.760 46.58 12.152 18.124 18.318 17.764 46.19 10.10
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.042 0.095 0.072 0.072 0.24 0.077 0.096 0.094 0.095 23.94 0.19
219 Duck Fabric 0.015 0.002 0.002 0.075 3539.35 0.003 0.075 0.075 0.075 2409.45 0.16
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.175 0.124 0.081 0.373 360.46 0.093 0.399 0.413 0.416 347.20 0.31
222 Knit Fabric 8.166 2.165 1.990 1.138 -42.83 2.731 1.247 1.346 1.313 -51.92 0.12
223 Non-Woven Fabric 4.730 8.253 6.861 4.366 -36.36 8.241 6.150 6.289 5.758 -30.12 0.25
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.167 0.093 0.070 0.056 -20.35 0.086 0.069 0.080 0.079 -8.10 0.05
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.109 14457.20 0.001 0.109 0.109 0.109 14457.20 0.35
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.416 0.693 0.523 0.660 26.05 0.523 0.858 0.858 0.829 58.43 2.49
227 Oxford Cloth 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
229 Special Fabric 2.558 2.324 1.985 0.884 -55.47 2.362 1.407 1.280 1.223 -48.20 0.07
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 5.367 5.166 4.439 2.077 -53.22 5.169 3.736 3.347 2.803 -45.77 10.74
239 Baby Garm / Acc 35.047 39.839 33.745 33.289 -1.35 38.968 37.788 39.328 39.384 1.07 4.84
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.273 0.552 0.432 2.388 453.03 0.591 2.573 2.644 2.509 324.26 2.23
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 2.037 0.000 0.000 0.007 * 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 * 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.021 0.167 0.163 0.025 -84.52 0.164 0.027 0.029 0.029 -82.24 0.01
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.011 0.027 0.027 0.001 -95.57 0.029 0.018 0.008 0.001 -95.99 0.00
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
317 Twill Fabric 0.176 0.208 0.205 0.195 -4.80 0.210 0.202 0.201 0.198 -5.94 0.40
326 Sateen Fabric 0.044 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.008 0.008 0.003 -64.37 0.008 0.003 0.003 0.003 -64.37 0.04
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 1.312 0.983 0.770 0.466 -39.47 0.865 0.712 0.709 0.679 -21.54 0.81
332 Cotton Hosiery 217.799 243.956 207.670 217.821 4.89 246.904 253.104 252.798 254.107 2.92 38.55
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.139 0.155 0.126 0.080 -36.78 0.146 0.089 0.095 0.109 -25.34 0.99
334 Oth. Coats, MB 3.497 5.351 4.945 6.206 25.50 6.267 5.084 6.295 6.612 5.50 2.08
335 W/G Cot. Coats 15.082 15.199 13.647 13.088 -4.10 16.090 13.600 14.520 14.640 -9.01 2.82
336 Cotton Dresses 11.119 9.393 8.576 6.223 -27.43 10.825 6.910 6.812 7.041 -34.96 1.12
338 Knit Shirts,MB 435.965 439.656 366.926 280.510 -23.55 436.713 372.205 363.563 353.241 -19.11 35.24
339 W/G Knit Blouse 345.526 341.580 293.496 221.272 -24.61 348.831 277.145 273.381 269.356 -22.78 20.89
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 42.978 35.833 30.355 23.237 -23.45 36.577 30.401 29.465 28.714 -21.50 5.17
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 4.913 3.758 3.242 2.725 -15.96 3.900 3.211 3.185 3.240 -16.91 1.07
342 Cotton Skirts 12.467 7.775 5.760 5.079 -11.83 7.767 7.224 7.168 7.093 -8.67 4.59
345 Cotton Sweater 8.517 0.667 0.605 0.676 11.66 1.980 0.746 0.820 0.738 -62.74 0.26
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 146.061 113.764 99.566 65.682 -34.03 121.200 84.966 83.143 79.879 -34.09 7.72
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 147.227 126.289 113.998 94.452 -17.15 135.397 107.563 107.804 106.743 -21.16 6.99
349 Bras, & other 1.246 0.854 0.701 0.337 -51.96 0.865 0.591 0.544 0.490 -43.40 1.60
350 Dress. Gown etc 13.136 6.738 5.829 3.811 -34.61 7.311 5.649 5.333 4.721 -35.43 1.47
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 25.627 18.970 16.726 9.907 -40.77 18.205 15.377 13.778 12.150 -33.26 1.55
352 Cotton Underwear 984.646 978.118 848.977 524.350 -38.24 1007.922 714.980 684.206 653.492 -35.16 36.62
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
359 Oth. Cot. App. 12.939 8.179 6.606 5.824 -11.83 8.162 7.413 7.482 7.397 -9.37 2.06
360 Pillowcases 0.009 0.005 0.003 0.011 229.37 0.004 0.008 0.012 0.013 240.21 0.01
361 Cotton Sheets 0.009 0.019 0.013 0.003 -79.01 0.013 0.010 0.011 0.009 -27.67 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.506 0.104 0.092 0.149 62.04 0.196 0.046 0.159 0.161 -18.01 0.05
363 Pile Towels 1.412 1.469 1.267 0.674 -46.78 1.477 1.089 0.961 0.876 -40.70 0.33
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 3.109 3.143 2.631 5.297 101.35 3.093 4.787 5.388 5.810 87.81 0.23
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.001 -80.64 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -79.66 0.01
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 -79.49 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.74 0.00
432 Wool Hosiery 0.014 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 1.034 0.371 0.311 0.229 -26.45 0.468 0.289 0.291 0.289 -38.24 1.79
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.500 0.055 0.050 0.334 568.68 0.182 0.175 0.225 0.339 86.24 1.75
435 W/G Coats, Wool 7.068 6.590 6.243 7.240 15.97 6.868 7.433 7.762 7.587 10.47 11.17
436 Wool Dresses 0.262 0.129 0.112 0.075 -33.74 0.228 0.082 0.084 0.091 -60.08 0.72
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.178 0.243 0.243 0.029 -87.99 0.247 0.030 0.031 0.029 -88.12 0.14
439 Babies' garments 0.018 0.010 0.010 * * 0.010 * * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.022 0.022 0.016 0.026 64.46 0.020 0.032 0.030 0.032 62.55 4.35
442 Wool Skirts 0.056 0.028 0.024 0.019 -19.17 0.030 0.019 0.024 0.024 -18.89 0.80
443 Wool Suits,M/B 1.221 0.254 0.254 0.002 -99.36 0.348 0.006 0.002 0.002 -99.53 0.01
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.001 0.002 0.002 * * 0.003 * * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 1950.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 1950.00 0.01
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.000 -95.28 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.18 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.941 0.548 0.468 0.452 -3.48 0.631 0.537 0.540 0.531 -15.72 3.66
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.370 0.140 0.122 0.106 -13.25 0.175 0.110 0.123 0.123 -29.38 2.23
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.093 0.084 0.077 0.039 -49.41 0.107 0.049 0.049 0.046 -56.82 0.46
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1550.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 226.09 0.01
465 Floor Coverings 0.007 0.009 0.008 0.003 -59.23 0.009 0.005 0.005 0.004 -54.48 0.02
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -63.33 0.01
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.872 0.702 0.625 0.339 -45.85 0.750 0.458 0.447 0.415 -44.66 0.08
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.004 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.000 0.043 0.023 0.273 1110.87 0.023 0.283 0.293 0.293 1202.53 0.19
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.061 0.085 0.046 0.991 2058.96 0.050 0.376 0.859 1.030 1942.19 0.14
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.018 0.110 0.110 * * 0.110 0.089 * * * *
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.020 0.014 0.008 0.004 -46.94 0.008 0.010 0.013 0.011 35.17 0.12
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 1.126 0.892 0.779 0.448 -42.53 0.884 0.592 0.582 0.561 -36.58 1.45
615 MMF Printcloth 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 * 0.000 * * 0.005 * 0.14
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.010 0.064 0.041 0.173 320.93 0.041 0.229 0.235 0.196 377.01 0.89
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.502 0.465 0.463 0.152 -67.16 0.469 0.158 0.166 0.155 -67.07 0.08
620 Oth Synth Filam 6.079 3.266 2.397 1.729 -27.89 2.711 2.858 2.830 2.597 -4.19 0.42
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.108 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.03
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.002 0.020 0.020 0.003 -87.19 0.020 0.020 * 0.003 -87.19 0.01
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.032 * 0.000 0.011 0.011 0.032 * 0.12
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 3.057 1.092 1.092 0.012 -98.88 1.749 0.012 0.012 0.013 -99.28 0.03
630 Handkerchiefs 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.011 55.34 0.007 0.012 0.011 0.011 50.43 0.70
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.527 0.367 0.285 0.185 -35.18 0.327 0.270 0.266 0.266 -18.49 0.34
632 Hosiery 26.339 23.181 20.300 14.484 -28.65 24.448 17.389 17.337 17.365 -28.97 4.55
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 1.451 1.043 0.809 0.732 -9.60 1.109 0.945 0.924 0.965 -12.97 8.30
634 Other Coats, MB 20.380 36.900 28.715 25.084 -12.65 31.646 36.919 35.441 33.269 5.13 10.09
635 Coats, W/G 21.713 20.830 18.742 10.136 -45.92 21.881 16.161 12.921 12.223 -44.14 2.81
636 Dresses 24.932 14.827 13.118 13.467 2.66 16.444 15.189 15.066 15.176 -7.72 2.18
638 Knit Shirts, MB 256.747 373.650 315.897 210.358 -33.41 368.480 302.304 288.566 268.111 -27.24 48.88
639 Knit Blouses,WG 37.639 44.370 37.622 39.877 6.00 43.642 44.552 44.691 46.625 6.84 7.81
640 N-K Shirts, MB 44.775 40.095 33.251 23.697 -28.73 40.272 32.355 31.544 30.541 -24.16 25.34
641 N-K Blouses, WG 10.921 9.145 7.732 5.640 -27.05 9.572 7.267 7.215 7.054 -26.31 4.22
642 Skirts 6.066 4.692 4.121 3.360 -18.47 4.648 4.127 3.973 3.931 -15.42 5.12
643 MMF Suits, M/B 3.626 3.609 2.820 1.924 -31.79 3.345 2.690 2.641 2.712 -18.92 17.59
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.009 0.364 0.083 2.465 2869.57 0.092 2.354 2.585 2.746 2887.62 7.73
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.334 0.104 0.096 0.177 83.98 0.101 0.144 0.165 0.185 82.80 1.90
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 4.051 4.002 3.551 3.539 -0.34 4.454 3.942 3.777 3.989 -10.44 3.04
647 Trousers,etc MB 98.379 87.635 74.691 58.665 -21.46 89.804 74.598 74.142 71.610 -20.26 16.71
648 Slacks,etc. WG 56.305 53.727 45.856 41.091 -10.39 53.566 50.031 49.190 48.962 -8.59 14.72
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 23.964 22.056 18.589 13.571 -27.00 22.563 17.930 17.538 17.038 -24.49 11.36
650 Dress Gown,Robe 7.102 5.119 4.566 1.818 -60.18 5.079 2.298 2.324 2.372 -53.31 1.03
651 Nightwear/PJs 11.621 8.336 7.143 4.638 -35.07 9.609 6.131 6.011 5.831 -39.32 0.97
652 M-MF Underwear 94.080 109.262 92.678 74.071 -20.08 108.024 95.265 95.275 90.655 -16.08 17.02
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * *
659 Oth. MMF App. 97.811 93.980 77.433 67.225 -13.18 94.897 85.440 84.703 83.772 -11.72 5.08
665 Floor Coverings 0.011 0.003 0.003 0.006 129.68 0.004 0.006 0.006 0.006 62.98 0.01
666 Other Furnishing 3.446 23.218 18.727 17.028 -9.07 19.225 21.982 21.959 21.520 11.94 0.55
669 Other MMF Manuf 23.556 30.302 24.717 21.496 -13.03 28.035 29.984 29.554 27.082 -3.40 0.84
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.062 0.234 0.184 0.164 -10.64 0.239 0.200 0.200 0.215 -10.26 0.61
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.049 0.057 0.046 0.021 -53.53 0.053 0.036 0.032 0.033 -38.46 0.97
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.006 32.87 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 32.87 0.20
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.039 0.016 0.012 0.005 -62.53 0.017 0.009 0.009 0.009 -47.86 0.67
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.004 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.031 0.220 0.215 0.016 -92.74 0.222 0.023 0.021 0.020 -91.07 0.12
836 S/V Dresses 0.014 0.191 0.187 0.082 -56.28 0.188 0.069 0.071 0.085 -54.51 0.64
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.155 0.006 0.006 0.067 1080.50 0.141 0.008 0.008 0.067 -52.94 0.46
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.001 -71.80 0.005 0.001 0.001 0.001 -73.41 0.04
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.071 0.114 0.111 0.040 -64.07 0.126 0.043 0.043 0.042 -66.34 0.12
842 S/V Skirts 0.129 0.008 0.008 0.003 -57.59 0.011 0.005 0.006 0.003 -70.26 0.04
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.13
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.097 0.400 0.353 0.025 -92.81 0.360 0.072 0.072 0.072 -80.05 0.05
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.008 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.008 0.008 0.008 * 2.20
851 S/V Nightwear 0.026 0.023 0.021 0.007 -66.73 0.021 0.009 0.009 0.009 -57.81 1.45
852 S/V Underwear 0.006 0.003 0.003 0.002 -41.70 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.002 -41.70 0.35
858 S/V Neckwear 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 -20.88 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -20.88 0.03
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.458 1.269 1.039 0.413 -60.22 1.238 0.742 0.698 0.644 -48.00 3.28
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.094 0.164 0.124 0.050 -59.64 0.124 0.095 0.090 0.090 -27.53 0.09