Trade Balance Report: Imports
03/06/07
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-December | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 12/05-|
| | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 | YTD |
| | | | | | 12/06 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3,314 | 3,714 | 3,714 | 3,837 | 3.33 |
| Fabric ...................| 6,881 | 7,093 | 7,093 | 7,009 | -1.19 |
| Made-up ..................| 14,691 | 16,673 | 16,673 | 18,347 | 10.04 |
| Apparel ..................| 68,012 | 71,951 | 71,951 | 74,586 | 3.66 |
| Total ....................| 92,897 | 99,431 | 99,431 | 103,779 | 4.37 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,101 | 1,147 | 1,147 | 1,096 | -4.45 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,553 | 1,635 | 1,635 | 1,578 | -3.50 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,500 | 1,498 | 1,498 | 1,471 | -1.80 |
| Apparel ..................| 18,321 | 16,945 | 16,945 | 15,338 | -9.48 |
| Total ....................| 22,475 | 21,225 | 21,225 | 19,483 | -8.21 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | -6.61 |
| Fabric ...................| 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18.60 |
| Made-up ..................| 133 | 148 | 148 | 144 | -2.62 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,588 | 9,172 | 9,172 | 8,488 | -7.45 |
| Total ....................| 9,749 | 9,347 | 9,347 | 8,661 | -7.34 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,074 | 1,123 | 1,123 | 1,074 | -4.38 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,525 | 1,594 | 1,594 | 1,541 | -3.32 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,346 | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,307 | -1.68 |
| Apparel ..................| 8,424 | 7,578 | 7,578 | 6,681 | -11.84 |
| Total ....................| 12,369 | 11,625 | 11,625 | 10,603 | -8.79 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 576 | 580 | 580 | 573 | -1.15 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,029 | 1,052 | 1,052 | 991 | -5.78 |
| Made-up ..................| 478 | 470 | 470 | 439 | -6.56 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,531 | 1,306 | 1,306 | 1,199 | -8.17 |
| Total ....................| 3,614 | 3,408 | 3,408 | 3,203 | -6.01 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 498 | 544 | 544 | 501 | -7.82 |
| Fabric ...................| 496 | 542 | 542 | 550 | 1.46 |
| Made-up ..................| 868 | 859 | 859 | 868 | 0.99 |
| Apparel ..................| 6,893 | 6,272 | 6,272 | 5,482 | -12.60 |
| Total ....................| 8,755 | 8,217 | 8,217 | 7,401 | -9.94 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33.42 |
| Fabric ...................| 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25.88 |
| Made-up ..................| 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | -35.46 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,948 | 1,817 | 1,817 | 1,667 | -8.25 |
| Total ....................| 1,964 | 1,835 | 1,835 | 1,682 | -8.32 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -90.78 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21.36 |
| Made-up ..................| 32 | 26 | 26 | 25 | -1.11 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,721 | 1,619 | 1,619 | 1,408 | -13.06 |
| Total ....................| 1,761 | 1,650 | 1,650 | 1,437 | -12.95 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 235.21 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 256.51 |
| Made-up ..................| 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | -12.09 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,744 | 2,686 | 2,686 | 2,518 | -6.23 |
| Total ....................| 2,754 | 2,701 | 2,701 | 2,535 | -6.14 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.38 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -36.32 |
| Apparel ..................| 595 | 716 | 716 | 879 | 22.87 |
| Total ....................| 596 | 717 | 717 | 880 | 22.79 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5.46 |
| Fabric ...................| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -11.57 |
| Made-up ..................| 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 75.74 |
| Apparel ..................| 518 | 483 | 483 | 465 | -3.78 |
| Total ....................| 529 | 498 | 498 | 485 | -2.69 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -33.30 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -34.72 |
| Made-up ..................| 78 | 89 | 89 | 87 | -1.99 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,062 | 1,851 | 1,851 | 1,551 | -16.23 |
| Total ....................| 2,145 | 1,946 | 1,946 | 1,642 | -15.63 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -28.44 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 51.54 |
| Made-up ..................| 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -30.37 |
| Apparel ..................| 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 9.00 |
| Total ....................| 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 6.05 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -3.17 |
| Fabric ...................| 15 | 23 | 23 | 17 | -26.42 |
| Made-up ..................| 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0.69 |
| Apparel ..................| 211 | 115 | 115 | 42 | -63.47 |
| Total ....................| 250 | 159 | 159 | 80 | -49.76 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24.68 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -66.56 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31.75 |
| Apparel ..................| 75 | 57 | 57 | 102 | 79.70 |
| Total ....................| 77 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 70.56 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.