Trade Balance Report: Imports
03/05/07
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 |
|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 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 148 | 326 | 326 | 417 | 27.72 |
| Fabric ...................| 721 | 1,041 | 1,041 | 1,161 | 11.48 |
| Made-up ..................| 7,022 | 8,589 | 8,589 | 9,926 | 15.56 |
| Apparel ..................| 11,305 | 17,497 | 17,497 | 20,647 | 18.01 |
| Total ....................| 19,196 | 27,453 | 27,453 | 32,150 | 17.11 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 263 | 323 | 323 | 310 | -3.98 |
| Fabric ...................| 691 | 666 | 666 | 648 | -2.77 |
| Made-up ..................| 148 | 120 | 120 | 119 | -0.95 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,845 | 1,191 | 1,191 | 934 | -21.58 |
| Total ....................| 2,946 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,011 | -12.58 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -38.48 |
| Fabric ...................| 53 | 37 | 37 | 21 | -42.37 |
| Made-up ..................| 96 | 90 | 90 | 83 | -7.94 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,894 | 3,536 | 3,536 | 2,826 | -20.09 |
| Total ....................| 4,043 | 3,665 | 3,665 | 2,931 | -20.02 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 127 | 160 | 160 | 156 | -2.30 |
| Fabric ...................| 448 | 413 | 413 | 379 | -8.37 |
| Made-up ..................| 191 | 153 | 153 | 173 | 13.15 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,555 | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,011 | -11.32 |
| Total ....................| 2,321 | 1,866 | 1,866 | 1,719 | -7.89 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 188 | 188 | 188 | 204 | 8.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 388 | 389 | 389 | 392 | 0.70 |
| Made-up ..................| 58 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 7.23 |
| Apparel ..................| 293 | 90 | 90 | 69 | -24.15 |
| Total ....................| 927 | 694 | 694 | 692 | -0.26 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 709 | 745 | 745 | 755 | 1.34 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,527 | 1,518 | 1,518 | 1,462 | -3.68 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,096 | 1,109 | 1,109 | 1,137 | 2.53 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,326 | 2,203 | 2,203 | 2,104 | -4.47 |
| Total ....................| 5,658 | 5,574 | 5,574 | 5,458 | -2.09 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 201 | 221 | 221 | 257 | 16.45 |
| Fabric ...................| 251 | 201 | 201 | 192 | -4.11 |
| Made-up ..................| 710 | 598 | 598 | 580 | -3.00 |
| Apparel ..................| 11,223 | 12,040 | 12,040 | 13,907 | 15.51 |
| Total ....................| 12,385 | 13,059 | 13,059 | 14,936 | 14.38 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | -10.94 |
| Fabric ...................| 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18.28 |
| Made-up ..................| 136 | 150 | 150 | 146 | -2.50 |
| Apparel ..................| 10,035 | 9,665 | 9,665 | 9,015 | -6.73 |
| Total ....................| 10,201 | 9,845 | 9,845 | 9,191 | -6.64 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | -7.67 |
| Fabric ...................| 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5.58 |
| Made-up ..................| 147 | 152 | 152 | 153 | 0.75 |
| Apparel ..................| 4,412 | 4,863 | 4,863 | 5,765 | 18.55 |
| Total ....................| 4,579 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,935 | 17.94 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.