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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MADAGAS  |                            | Preliminary 12/2011 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 12/2011
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2009      2010    12/2010   12/2011  % Change   12/2010   10/2011   11/2011   12/2011  % Change % Share

                                                           (P)                                               (P)

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
 201 Specialty Yarns       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.291     0.062     0.062     0.111     81.12     0.062     0.102     0.124     0.111    81.12    0.26
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.698     0.321     0.321     1.770    451.51     0.321     1.394     1.652     1.770   451.51    0.23

Cotton:
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   2500.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000  2500.00    0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        1.314     0.292     0.292     0.237    -18.59     0.292     0.276     0.228     0.237   -18.59    0.08
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.490     0.143     0.143     0.467    225.99     0.143     0.333     0.466     0.467   225.99    0.11
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.103     0.053     0.053     0.054      3.01     0.053     0.055     0.057     0.054     3.01    0.01
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        3.465     1.160     1.160     0.976    -15.86     1.160     1.184     1.032     0.976   -15.86    0.09
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       1.647     0.460     0.460     0.409    -11.08     0.460     0.453     0.430     0.409   -11.08    0.03
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.734     0.249     0.249     0.042    -83.08     0.249     0.060     0.060     0.042   -83.08    0.01
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.125     0.025     0.025     0.010    -58.47     0.025     0.007     0.009     0.010   -58.47    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.048     0.001     0.001     0.145  27611.43     0.001     0.144     0.144     0.145 27611.43    0.11
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.212     0.264     0.264     0.046    -82.65     0.264     0.114     0.067     0.046   -82.65    0.02
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      4.191     2.655     2.655     1.392    -47.57     2.655     1.377     1.332     1.392   -47.57    0.13
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.     17.683     3.508     3.508     1.275    -63.66     3.508     1.283     1.277     1.275   -63.66    0.08
 349 Bras, & other         0.006     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.186     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 352 Cotton Underwear      1.168     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        1.719     0.381     0.381     0.000    -99.92     0.381     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.92    0.00
 360 Pillowcases           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -17.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -17.50    0.00
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    233.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   233.33    0.00
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    -56.25     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -56.25    0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.004     0.000     0.000     0.001   3696.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001  3696.50    0.00

Wool:
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.044     0.044     0.001    -98.60     0.044     0.001     0.001     0.001   -98.60    0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.167     0.267     0.267     0.025    -90.74     0.267     0.024     0.024     0.025   -90.74    0.09
 439 Babies' garments      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    101.80     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   101.80    0.15
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     33.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    33.33    0.01
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    166.67     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   166.67    0.01
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.050     0.002     0.002     0.003     31.40     0.002     0.003     0.003     0.003    31.40    0.05
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.114     0.003     0.003     0.029    961.47     0.003     0.026     0.029     0.029   961.47    0.11
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.001     0.004     0.004     0.000    -93.14     0.004     0.000     0.000     0.000   -93.14    0.00

Man-Made Fiber:
 630 Handkerchiefs         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 632 Hosiery               0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.664     0.036     0.036     0.001    -97.97     0.036     0.001     0.001     0.001   -97.97    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            1.588     0.067     0.067     0.264    294.73     0.067     0.277     0.263     0.264   294.73    0.05
 636 Dresses               0.105     0.034     0.034     0.035      4.61     0.034     0.035     0.037     0.035     4.61    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       5.115     1.769     1.769     1.115    -36.97     1.769     1.309     1.175     1.115   -36.97    0.14
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       3.509     0.591     0.591     0.440    -25.47     0.591     0.509     0.523     0.440   -25.47    0.05
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        1.230     1.070     1.070     0.015    -98.62     1.070     0.018     0.018     0.015   -98.62    0.01
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       1.269     0.279     0.279     0.002    -99.27     0.279     0.013     0.013     0.002   -99.27    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.020     0.020     0.063    217.47     0.020     0.068     0.075     0.063   217.47    0.05
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.010     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.000     0.004     0.004      *          *       0.004      *         *         *         *       *  
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 647 Trousers,etc MB       7.376     2.163     2.163     0.857    -60.36     2.163     0.782     0.841     0.857   -60.36    0.15
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        2.607     0.570     0.570     0.236    -58.57     0.570     0.258     0.270     0.236   -58.57    0.06
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.024     0.257     0.257     0.043    -83.10     0.257     0.043     0.043     0.043   -83.10    0.01
 659 Oth. MMF App.         4.200     0.630     0.630     0.884     40.34     0.630     0.865     0.873     0.884    40.34    0.04
 666 Other Furnishing      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.237     0.297     0.297     0.198    -33.43     0.297     0.260     0.198     0.198   -33.43    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 836 S/V Dresses           0.011     0.010     0.010     0.013     34.87     0.010     0.012     0.013     0.013    34.87    0.09
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    -25.86     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -25.86    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.001     0.010     0.010     0.000    -99.42     0.010     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.42    0.00
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.024     0.024      *          *       0.024      *         *         *         *       *  
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -23.08     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -23.08    0.00
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    442.86     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   442.86    0.00