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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