05/10/12
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 3/11-|
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 | YTD |
| | | | | | 3/12 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 996 | 1,671 | 447 | 337 | -24.70 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,079 | 814 | 321 | 289 | -9.99 |
| Made-up ..................| -17,741 | -19,011 | -4,200 | -4,208 | 0.20 |
| Apparel ..................| -69,270 | -75,148 | -16,645 | -17,115 | 2.82 |
| Total ....................| -84,936 | -91,674 | -20,077 | -20,697 | 3.09 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -74 | -66 | -14 | -3 | -75.64 |
| Fabric ...................| 452 | 542 | 117 | 121 | 3.34 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,093 | 1,151 | 259 | 295 | 14.26 |
| Apparel ..................| 918 | 1,143 | 233 | 294 | 25.98 |
| Total ....................| 2,389 | 2,770 | 595 | 707 | 18.80 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 174 | 232 | 44 | 65 | 48.75 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,098 | 2,404 | 597 | 687 | 14.93 |
| Made-up ..................| -437 | -432 | -103 | -106 | 2.32 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,920 | -3,074 | -691 | -730 | 5.65 |
| Total ....................| -1,085 | -870 | -153 | -84 | -45.11 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -82 | -112 | -19 | -34 | 79.94 |
| Fabric ...................| -283 | -361 | -86 | -90 | 3.73 |
| Made-up ..................| -2,189 | -2,457 | -549 | -659 | 20.02 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,132 | -3,335 | -977 | -922 | -5.63 |
| Total ....................| -5,686 | -6,265 | -1,632 | -1,705 | 4.47 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -9 | -29 | -6 | -5 | -13.98 |
| Fabric ...................| -96 | -145 | -27 | -36 | 34.76 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,464 | -1,544 | -350 | -330 | -5.72 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,494 | -1,666 | -389 | -329 | -15.46 |
| Total ....................| -3,064 | -3,384 | -772 | -700 | -9.27 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 62 | 30 | 35 | -6 | -116.95 |
| Fabric ...................| -1,018 | -1,318 | -262 | -357 | 36.26 |
| Made-up ..................| -12,769 | -13,586 | -2,955 | -2,906 | -1.64 |
| Apparel ..................| -29,637 | -31,133 | -6,034 | -6,223 | 3.13 |
| Total ....................| -43,362 | -46,007 | -9,215 | -9,492 | 3.00 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -115 | -91 | -15 | -44 | 183.25 |
| Fabric ...................| -417 | -524 | -122 | -137 | 11.76 |
| Made-up ..................| -41 | -53 | -11 | -13 | 13.91 |
| Apparel ..................| -172 | -149 | -25 | -23 | -4.90 |
| Total ....................| -745 | -817 | -174 | -217 | 24.84 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 32 | 34 | 12 | 7 | -38.20 |
| Fabric ...................| 240 | 263 | 66 | 62 | -6.36 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | 4 | -1 | 2 | -377.80 |
| Apparel ..................| -132 | -105 | -29 | -16 | -45.64 |
| Total ....................| 136 | 195 | 49 | 56 | 14.83 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -143 | -133 | -37 | -32 | -14.00 |
| Fabric ...................| -268 | -296 | -59 | -67 | 13.22 |
| Made-up ..................| -144 | -166 | -41 | -45 | 9.78 |
| Apparel ..................| -459 | -413 | -108 | -97 | -10.24 |
| Total ....................| -1,014 | -1,008 | -245 | -241 | -1.79 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -85 | -98 | -20 | -27 | 30.83 |
| Fabric ...................| -236 | -270 | -59 | -76 | 28.64 |
| Made-up ..................| 67 | 86 | 15 | 23 | 57.75 |
| Apparel ..................| 211 | 231 | 61 | 70 | 14.28 |
| Total ....................| -43 | -50 | -4 | -9 | 167.42 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -206 | -280 | -66 | -55 | -16.74 |
| Fabric ...................| -376 | -494 | -111 | -112 | 0.40 |
| Made-up ..................| -432 | -447 | -100 | -125 | 24.31 |
| Apparel ..................| -915 | -1,170 | -250 | -297 | 19.00 |
| Total ....................| -1,928 | -2,392 | -528 | -589 | 11.61 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -115 | -148 | -49 | -8 | -84.67 |
| Fabric ...................| -75 | -168 | -35 | -19 | -46.07 |
| Made-up ..................| -656 | -832 | -182 | -176 | -3.17 |
| Apparel ..................| -15,418 | -17,261 | -4,169 | -4,346 | 4.24 |
| Total ....................| -16,264 | -18,409 | -4,436 | -4,549 | 2.54 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,468 | 2,216 | 545 | 441 | -18.97 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,056 | 1,107 | 287 | 284 | -0.93 |
| Made-up ..................| 9 | -17 | -5 | -5 | -9.57 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,061 | -8,155 | -1,749 | -1,807 | 3.31 |
| Total ....................| -4,529 | -4,849 | -923 | -1,086 | 17.69 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | -25.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 50.06 |
| Made-up ..................| -180 | -231 | -73 | -60 | -18.09 |
| Apparel ..................| -6,449 | -7,430 | -1,883 | -1,989 | 5.63 |
| Total ....................| -6,626 | -7,642 | -1,951 | -2,045 | 4.77 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.