Trade Balance Report: Trade Balance
09/11/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-July | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 7/07-|
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | YTD |
| | | | | | 7/08 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -38 | 194 | 1 | 369 | 27130.65 |
| Fabric ...................| 864 | 257 | 245 | 231 | -5.73 |
| Made-up ..................| -15,675 | -16,703 | -9,591 | -9,457 | -1.40 |
| Apparel ..................| -69,986 | -72,717 | -40,739 | -39,198 | -3.78 |
| Total ....................| -84,835 | -88,970 | -50,083 | -48,055 | -4.05 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,183 | 1,294 | 723 | 942 | 30.27 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,151 | 3,769 | 2,269 | 2,234 | -1.52 |
| Made-up ..................| 308 | 372 | 175 | 364 | 107.51 |
| Apparel ..................| -12,213 | -11,116 | -6,434 | -5,987 | -6.95 |
| Total ....................| -6,571 | -5,682 | -3,267 | -2,447 | -25.09 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 861 | 1,058 | 587 | 765 | 30.23 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,559 | 1,462 | 869 | 831 | -4.28 |
| Made-up ..................| -57 | -59 | -30 | -49 | 64.01 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,425 | -7,202 | -4,094 | -4,214 | 2.93 |
| Total ....................| -5,062 | -4,741 | -2,668 | -2,666 | -0.06 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 260 | 173 | 98 | 137 | 39.55 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,523 | 2,233 | 1,360 | 1,350 | -0.71 |
| Made-up ..................| 298 | 351 | 164 | 345 | 110.08 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,552 | -3,739 | -2,242 | -1,705 | -23.94 |
| Total ....................| -1,471 | -982 | -620 | 127 | -120.45 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 49 | 34 | 16 | 65 | 312.83 |
| Fabric ...................| 249 | 233 | 142 | 211 | 48.57 |
| Made-up ..................| 851 | 939 | 514 | 614 | 19.43 |
| Apparel ..................| -45 | 230 | 108 | 361 | 233.96 |
| Total ....................| 1,104 | 1,436 | 780 | 1,251 | 60.39 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 211 | 139 | 82 | 72 | -12.38 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,274 | 2,000 | 1,218 | 1,139 | -6.47 |
| Made-up ..................| -553 | -588 | -349 | -268 | -23.18 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,508 | -3,969 | -2,350 | -2,067 | -12.07 |
| Total ....................| -2,575 | -2,419 | -1,400 | -1,124 | -19.69 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 68 | 81 | 44 | 42 | -4.69 |
| Fabric ...................| 117 | 115 | 72 | 69 | -3.76 |
| Made-up ..................| 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | -70.80 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,616 | -1,371 | -807 | -824 | 2.15 |
| Total ....................| -1,424 | -1,163 | -683 | -711 | 4.12 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 113 | 119 | 68 | 80 | 17.19 |
| Fabric ...................| 300 | 296 | 173 | 187 | 7.76 |
| Made-up ..................| -11 | -8 | -4 | -14 | 200.09 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,259 | -1,369 | -753 | -859 | 14.00 |
| Total ....................| -857 | -963 | -516 | -606 | 17.30 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 487 | 610 | 336 | 491 | 46.29 |
| Fabric ...................| 524 | 567 | 335 | 349 | 4.17 |
| Made-up ..................| 11 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -141.10 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,163 | -2,310 | -1,273 | -1,425 | 11.88 |
| Total ....................| -1,141 | -1,128 | -598 | -586 | -2.06 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | -19.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 57 | 64 | 35 | 45 | 30.22 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -6.09 |
| Apparel ..................| -862 | -958 | -541 | -550 | 1.72 |
| Total ....................| -793 | -881 | -498 | -499 | 0.04 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 27 | 28 | 16 | 10 | -35.99 |
| Fabric ...................| 83 | 92 | 52 | 36 | -29.99 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2233.32 |
| Apparel ..................| -331 | -343 | -198 | -161 | -18.44 |
| Total ....................| -225 | -220 | -129 | -107 | -17.49 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 154 | 209 | 117 | 136 | 16.62 |
| Fabric ...................| 478 | 328 | 202 | 145 | -28.06 |
| Made-up ..................| -62 | -74 | -40 | -45 | 14.00 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,193 | -851 | -522 | -394 | -24.39 |
| Total ....................| -623 | -387 | -242 | -158 | -34.80 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 115.72 |
| Fabric ...................| 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 76.57 |
| Made-up ..................| 19 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 35.56 |
| Apparel ..................| 3 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 162.06 |
| Total ....................| 38 | 56 | 29 | 56 | 94.10 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 24 | 14 | 10 | -29.50 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 43.71 |
| Made-up ..................| 25 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 42.31 |
| Apparel ..................| -131 | -135 | -72 | -59 | -17.42 |
| Total ....................| -56 | -61 | -31 | -12 | -62.71 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 33 | 19 | 23 | 17.84 |
| Fabric ...................| 36 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 19.17 |
| Made-up ..................| 24 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 100.02 |
| Apparel ..................| -7 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 89.61 |
| Total ....................| 81 | 137 | 71 | 107 | 49.45 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -40.22 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -53.96 |
| Made-up ..................| -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -12.39 |
| Apparel ..................| -102 | -90 | -49 | -59 | 20.52 |
| Total ....................| -101 | -90 | -49 | -59 | 21.22 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.