05/02/13
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-March | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 3/12-|
| | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | YTD |
| | | | | | 3/13 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,673 | 1,259 | 337 | 304 | -9.65 |
| Fabric ...................| 811 | 788 | 299 | 306 | 2.16 |
| Made-up ..................| -19,000 | -18,920 | -4,218 | -4,498 | 6.61 |
| Apparel ..................| -75,135 | -73,888 | -17,115 | -17,592 | 2.79 |
| Total ....................| -91,651 | -90,761 | -20,697 | -21,480 | 3.78 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -62 | -30 | -3 | -10 | 184.49 |
| Fabric ...................| 554 | 519 | 129 | 122 | -5.29 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,161 | 1,251 | 287 | 282 | -1.64 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,155 | 1,292 | 294 | 317 | 7.91 |
| Total ....................| 2,808 | 3,032 | 707 | 713 | 0.78 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 232 | 259 | 65 | 70 | 6.51 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,392 | 2,688 | 687 | 708 | 3.05 |
| Made-up ..................| -432 | -428 | -106 | -91 | -14.46 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,074 | -3,008 | -730 | -695 | -4.87 |
| Total ....................| -882 | -489 | -84 | -8 | -90.43 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -112 | -111 | -34 | -33 | -0.34 |
| Fabric ...................| -361 | -346 | -90 | -88 | -1.94 |
| Made-up ..................| -2,457 | -2,700 | -659 | -728 | 10.40 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,335 | -3,041 | -922 | -864 | -6.27 |
| Total ....................| -6,266 | -6,198 | -1,705 | -1,713 | 0.52 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -29 | -14 | -5 | 0 | -107.67 |
| Fabric ...................| -146 | -132 | -36 | -26 | -29.65 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,544 | -1,426 | -330 | -369 | 11.69 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,666 | -1,479 | -329 | -351 | 6.67 |
| Total ....................| -3,384 | -3,050 | -700 | -745 | 6.35 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 29 | 36 | -6 | 41 | -791.48 |
| Fabric ...................| -1,318 | -1,541 | -356 | -347 | -2.74 |
| Made-up ..................| -13,586 | -13,405 | -2,906 | -3,020 | 3.90 |
| Apparel ..................| -31,133 | -30,710 | -6,223 | -6,565 | 5.49 |
| Total ....................| -46,007 | -45,620 | -9,492 | -9,891 | 4.20 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -90 | -189 | -44 | -42 | -3.86 |
| Fabric ...................| -525 | -561 | -137 | -127 | -6.78 |
| Made-up ..................| -53 | -61 | -13 | -17 | 28.48 |
| Apparel ..................| -149 | -123 | -23 | -21 | -8.82 |
| Total ....................| -818 | -934 | -217 | -207 | -4.31 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 34 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 12.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 263 | 234 | 62 | 45 | -27.19 |
| Made-up ..................| 4 | -4 | 2 | -1 | -158.76 |
| Apparel ..................| -105 | -75 | -16 | -13 | -15.96 |
| Total ....................| 195 | 199 | 56 | 39 | -29.89 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -133 | -116 | -32 | -32 | 0.56 |
| Fabric ...................| -296 | -317 | -67 | -62 | -7.74 |
| Made-up ..................| -166 | -184 | -45 | -46 | 2.04 |
| Apparel ..................| -413 | -373 | -97 | -93 | -3.50 |
| Total ....................| -1,008 | -990 | -241 | -233 | -3.12 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -98 | -99 | -27 | -20 | -25.86 |
| Fabric ...................| -270 | -297 | -76 | -60 | -20.47 |
| Made-up ..................| 86 | 88 | 23 | 21 | -9.62 |
| Apparel ..................| 231 | 270 | 70 | 75 | 7.87 |
| Total ....................| -51 | -38 | -9 | 16 | -271.75 |
|_EU | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -287 | -236 | -55 | -61 | 9.70 |
| Fabric ...................| -537 | -540 | -113 | -110 | -2.78 |
| Made-up ..................| -519 | -593 | -143 | -153 | 7.55 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,422 | -1,521 | -366 | -359 | -1.84 |
| Total ....................| -2,766 | -2,889 | -677 | -683 | 0.93 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -149 | -58 | -8 | -17 | 128.84 |
| Fabric ...................| -168 | -92 | -19 | -41 | 116.05 |
| Made-up ..................| -832 | -784 | -176 | -203 | 15.21 |
| Apparel ..................| -17,261 | -17,341 | -4,346 | -4,591 | 5.65 |
| Total ....................| -18,410 | -18,274 | -4,549 | -4,853 | 6.69 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.95 |
| Fabric ...................| 61 | 62 | 14 | 14 | -1.66 |
| Made-up ..................| 83 | 77 | 21 | 19 | -9.08 |
| Apparel ..................| -643 | -661 | -127 | -156 | 22.46 |
| Total ....................| -490 | -518 | -90 | -121 | 33.91 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9.01 |
| Fabric ...................| 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16.06 |
| Made-up ..................| -231 | -240 | -60 | -69 | 16.33 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,431 | -7,282 | -1,989 | -2,026 | 1.84 |
| Total ....................| -7,643 | -7,497 | -2,045 | -2,090 | 2.24 |
|_W HEMI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2,510 | 2,002 | 534 | 448 | -16.15 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,350 | 4,596 | 1,180 | 1,169 | -0.99 |
| Made-up ..................| 799 | 896 | 201 | 216 | 7.52 |
| Apparel ..................| -10,826 | -10,462 | -2,407 | -2,329 | -3.24 |
| Total ....................| -3,167 | -2,969 | -491 | -496 | 1.00 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.