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| | January 19, 2012
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| LESOTHO | | 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:
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.089 0.072 0.072 0.003 -96.44 0.072 0.003 0.003 0.003 -96.44 0.01
239 Baby Garm / Acc 2.142 1.721 1.721 1.733 0.73 1.721 1.963 1.672 1.733 0.73 0.22
Cotton:
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.641 0.026 0.026 0.161 525.87 0.026 0.161 0.161 0.161 525.87 0.05
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.249 0.693 0.693 0.156 -77.44 0.693 0.157 0.156 0.156 -77.44 0.04
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.232 0.232 0.004 -98.14 0.232 0.041 0.004 0.004 -98.14 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 7.141 4.830 4.830 2.706 -43.98 4.830 2.741 2.660 2.706 -43.98 0.24
339 W/G Knit Blouse 6.908 5.885 5.885 3.434 -41.64 5.885 3.588 3.470 3.434 -41.64 0.28
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.000 0.014 0.014 0.016 13.42 0.014 0.016 0.016 0.016 13.42 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.006 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
342 Cotton Skirts 0.117 0.096 0.096 0.015 -84.39 0.096 0.015 0.015 0.015 -84.39 0.01
345 Cotton Sweater 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.005 * 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.005 * 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 15.227 16.786 16.786 17.134 2.08 16.786 17.544 17.045 17.134 2.08 1.56
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 17.858 16.713 16.713 12.733 -23.82 16.713 12.448 12.091 12.733 -23.82 0.83
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.008 -60.44 0.020 0.008 0.008 0.008 -60.44 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.000 0.036 0.036 0.019 -46.35 0.036 0.019 0.019 0.019 -46.35 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.046 0.005 0.005 0.001 -74.17 0.005 0.001 0.001 0.001 -74.17 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
Wool:
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
465 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
634 Other Coats, MB 0.001 0.015 0.015 0.019 26.11 0.015 0.033 0.033 0.019 26.11 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 1.790 0.831 0.831 2.064 148.24 0.831 1.815 2.064 2.064 148.24 0.40
636 Dresses 0.038 0.134 0.134 0.115 -13.64 0.134 0.226 0.226 0.115 -13.64 0.01
638 Knit Shirts, MB 6.156 7.363 7.363 9.652 31.08 7.363 9.523 9.825 9.652 31.08 1.21
639 Knit Blouses,WG 5.853 3.324 3.324 4.710 41.70 3.324 4.948 4.872 4.710 41.70 0.55
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.000 -99.90 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.90 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.007 0.271 0.271 0.037 -86.21 0.271 0.037 0.037 0.037 -86.21 0.02
642 Skirts 0.105 0.093 0.093 0.018 -81.02 0.093 0.042 0.042 0.018 -81.02 0.02
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.064 52050.00 0.000 0.064 0.064 0.064 52050.00 0.04
647 Trousers,etc MB 3.427 4.332 4.332 3.339 -22.92 4.332 3.468 3.259 3.339 -22.92 0.58
648 Slacks,etc. WG 4.184 4.620 4.620 6.228 34.79 4.620 6.151 6.177 6.228 34.79 1.47
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.000 0.077 0.077 0.114 47.90 0.077 0.107 0.110 0.114 47.90 0.07
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.473 0.387 0.387 0.221 -42.84 0.387 0.609 0.221 0.221 -42.84 0.08
652 M-MF Underwear 0.099 2.924 2.924 2.382 -18.53 2.924 2.382 2.382 2.382 -18.53 0.36
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.787 1.204 1.204 0.768 -36.24 1.204 0.655 0.648 0.768 -36.24 0.04