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                                          |                                         |                             November 19, 2009
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MADAGAS  |                            | 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:
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           0.000     0.013     0.013      *          *       0.013      *         *         *         *       *  
 226 Cheesecloth,Bati      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.060     0.062     0.062     0.160    156.99     0.072     0.079     0.132     0.160   121.39    0.61
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       1.604     0.873     0.812     0.591    -27.25     1.072     0.707     0.770     0.652   -39.19    0.08

Cotton:
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001   1550.00     0.000      *        0.001     0.001  1550.00    0.01
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.605     0.554     0.461     1.144    148.32     0.523     1.155     1.203     1.237   136.46    0.39
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.279     0.569     0.368     0.449     22.05     0.390     0.752     0.799     0.650    66.81    0.13
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.187     0.109     0.103     0.097     -6.23     0.152     0.107     0.108     0.103   -32.29    0.02
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        7.148     4.787     3.903     3.218    -17.57     4.652     4.056     3.983     4.101   -11.84    0.41
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       4.177     3.831     2.789     1.428    -48.78     3.952     2.650     2.616     2.471   -37.48    0.19
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       1.908     1.943     1.599     0.670    -58.08     1.920     1.241     1.148     1.014   -47.18    0.18
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.814     0.186     0.143     0.113    -21.12     0.195     0.206     0.212     0.156   -19.78    0.05
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.132     0.022     0.007     0.024    219.84     0.008     0.039     0.039     0.038   362.05    0.02
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.275     0.251     0.210     0.200     -4.39     0.237     0.231     0.228     0.242     2.28    0.09
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      7.371     5.736     5.158     3.555    -31.08     6.148     4.399     4.401     4.133   -32.78    0.40
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.     27.951    28.592    24.862    15.544    -37.48    27.930    24.308    22.620    19.274   -30.99    1.26
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.374     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.006     0.059     0.059     0.186    216.67     0.059     0.245     0.186     0.186   216.67    0.02
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.670     0.645     0.349     1.086    211.27     0.349     1.373     1.415     1.382   296.04    0.08
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        1.162     1.773     1.458     1.400     -3.98     1.660     1.786     1.923     1.715     3.31    0.48
 360 Pillowcases           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.002     0.000     0.000     0.001   1928.57     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  1928.57    0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -33.33     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -70.27    0.00

Wool:
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    212.50     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   237.50    0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.023     0.028     0.028     0.000    -98.69     0.037     0.002     0.000     0.000   -99.00    0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.074     0.099     0.099     0.167     69.12     0.099     0.164     0.169     0.167    69.45    0.81
 439 Babies' garments      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000   -66.67    0.01
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    100.00     0.000      *        0.000     0.000   100.00    0.01
 442 Wool Skirts           0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -53.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -75.86    0.00
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.206     0.128     0.122     0.050    -58.92     0.163     0.108     0.071     0.056   -65.78    1.07
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.075     0.100     0.053     0.114    114.78     0.066     0.144     0.151     0.161   142.39    0.70
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001   2152.94     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  2044.44    0.01

Man-Made Fiber:
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.301     0.381     0.253     0.643    154.41     0.256     0.616     0.700     0.771   201.08    0.23
 635 Coats, W/G            0.001     0.061     0.053     1.588   2916.51     0.053     0.526     1.022     1.596  2930.19    0.37
 636 Dresses               0.049     0.088     0.027     0.103    286.81     0.028     0.161     0.167     0.165   483.38    0.02
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       3.024     4.064     3.465     4.154     19.88     3.752     4.212     4.670     4.753    26.69    0.87
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.721     2.082     1.569     2.835     80.76     1.664     2.693     2.867     3.349   101.27    0.56
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        2.594     2.040     1.757     0.971    -44.71     2.160     1.251     1.301     1.255   -41.90    1.04
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.520     1.323     1.110     1.038     -6.51     1.282     1.365     1.305     1.251    -2.42    0.75
 642 Skirts                0.057     0.036     0.036     0.000    -99.50     0.036     0.031     0.031     0.000   -99.51    0.00
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.010       *       0.000      *        0.010     0.010      *      0.07
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.004       *       0.000      *        0.004     0.004      *      0.01
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.010     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.246     0.244     0.000    -99.96     0.244     0.227     0.202     0.002   -99.31    0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       4.060     7.374     6.123     6.170      0.78     6.817     7.650     7.759     7.422     8.87    1.73
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        2.669     3.009     2.612     2.114    -19.06     3.102     2.760     2.665     2.512   -19.02    0.76
 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     0.024   9877.78     0.000     0.002     0.003     0.024  9877.78    0.00
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 659 Oth. MMF App.         5.161     6.395     5.114     3.551    -30.56     6.282     5.526     5.842     4.832   -23.08    0.29
 666 Other Furnishing      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.195     0.292     0.292     0.237    -18.81     0.292     0.322     0.237     0.237   -18.81    0.01

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.006     0.006     0.004     0.007     77.00     0.005     0.006     0.009     0.009    80.45    0.07
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.021     0.021     0.000    -99.78     0.021     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.78    0.00
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    550.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   550.00    0.01
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001    191.67     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    46.15    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     27.78     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    27.78    0.00
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.010     0.010     0.001    -93.62     0.010     0.001     0.001     0.001   -93.62    0.00
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.002     0.002     0.000    -87.40     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -87.40    0.00
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000    -75.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -87.18    0.00