Trade Balance Report: Imports
09/11/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs 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 .....................| 3,837 | 3,845 | 2,275 | 2,268 | -0.29 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,010 | 7,185 | 4,177 | 4,130 | -1.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 18,347 | 19,557 | 11,201 | 11,171 | -0.27 |
| Apparel ..................| 74,586 | 76,737 | 43,098 | 41,576 | -3.53 |
| Total ....................| 103,780 | 107,323 | 60,750 | 59,145 | -2.64 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 573 | 528 | 325 | 260 | -20.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 991 | 947 | 562 | 481 | -14.44 |
| Made-up ..................| 439 | 418 | 252 | 217 | -13.84 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,199 | 989 | 581 | 449 | -22.79 |
| Total ....................| 3,203 | 2,881 | 1,720 | 1,406 | -18.26 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 501 | 412 | 248 | 237 | -4.50 |
| Fabric ...................| 550 | 608 | 346 | 303 | -12.43 |
| Made-up ..................| 868 | 914 | 539 | 461 | -14.42 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,482 | 4,660 | 2,756 | 2,464 | -10.60 |
| Total ....................| 7,401 | 6,594 | 3,889 | 3,465 | -10.90 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 92 | 102 | 59 | 70 | 19.07 |
| Fabric ...................| 324 | 314 | 179 | 194 | 8.74 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,872 | 1,939 | 1,082 | 1,142 | 5.46 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,244 | 3,225 | 2,065 | 2,019 | -2.22 |
| Total ....................| 5,533 | 5,580 | 3,385 | 3,426 | 1.19 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 120 | 62 | 40 | 19 | -53.58 |
| Fabric ...................| 259 | 164 | 104 | 64 | -38.01 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,518 | 1,489 | 874 | 846 | -3.20 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,428 | 1,514 | 841 | 829 | -1.37 |
| Total ....................| 3,325 | 3,230 | 1,858 | 1,758 | -5.40 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 416 | 447 | 239 | 319 | 33.20 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,162 | 1,256 | 723 | 822 | 13.75 |
| Made-up ..................| 9,926 | 11,059 | 6,290 | 6,510 | 3.51 |
| Apparel ..................| 20,647 | 24,749 | 13,213 | 12,532 | -5.15 |
| Total ....................| 32,151 | 37,511 | 20,465 | 20,184 | -1.38 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 310 | 337 | 203 | 186 | -8.38 |
| Fabric ...................| 648 | 622 | 370 | 340 | -8.21 |
| Made-up ..................| 119 | 88 | 51 | 44 | -14.15 |
| Apparel ..................| 934 | 641 | 375 | 296 | -21.18 |
| Total ....................| 2,011 | 1,688 | 1,000 | 866 | -13.41 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -0.94 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | -22.25 |
| Made-up ..................| 83 | 96 | 55 | 45 | -17.79 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,826 | 2,048 | 992 | 925 | -6.75 |
| Total ....................| 2,931 | 2,159 | 1,056 | 978 | -7.42 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 156 | 192 | 120 | 103 | -14.59 |
| Fabric ...................| 379 | 376 | 209 | 198 | -5.53 |
| Made-up ..................| 173 | 183 | 103 | 107 | 4.40 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,011 | 865 | 478 | 413 | -13.47 |
| Total ....................| 1,719 | 1,617 | 909 | 820 | -9.78 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 204 | 226 | 131 | 145 | 10.55 |
| Fabric ...................| 392 | 420 | 244 | 246 | 0.78 |
| Made-up ..................| 28 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 7.70 |
| Apparel ..................| 69 | 71 | 41 | 31 | -23.79 |
| Total ....................| 692 | 743 | 430 | 437 | 1.65 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 755 | 793 | 474 | 446 | -5.96 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,462 | 1,597 | 941 | 936 | -0.50 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,136 | 1,117 | 666 | 558 | -16.26 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,104 | 2,265 | 1,280 | 1,287 | 0.61 |
| Total ....................| 5,458 | 5,773 | 3,360 | 3,227 | -3.97 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 257 | 296 | 168 | 191 | 13.47 |
| Fabric ...................| 192 | 192 | 104 | 102 | -2.41 |
| Made-up ..................| 580 | 576 | 336 | 351 | 4.62 |
| Apparel ..................| 13,907 | 15,296 | 8,643 | 8,999 | 4.12 |
| Total ....................| 14,936 | 16,361 | 9,251 | 9,643 | 4.23 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 41.24 |
| Fabric ...................| 15 | 18 | 11 | 11 | -1.99 |
| Made-up ..................| 146 | 146 | 84 | 92 | 9.89 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,015 | 8,483 | 4,902 | 4,760 | -2.88 |
| Total ....................| 9,191 | 8,662 | 5,005 | 4,876 | -2.59 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | -6.53 |
| Fabric ...................| 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -23.11 |
| Made-up ..................| 153 | 159 | 101 | 113 | 11.99 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,766 | 6,276 | 3,553 | 3,692 | 3.91 |
| Total ....................| 5,935 | 6,452 | 3,665 | 3,815 | 4.09 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.