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                                               |                                     |                                           October 10, 2008    B1
                                               |         U.S. IMPORTS UNDER          |
                                               |        FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS        |
                                               |       By Group,  8/2008 Data        |
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    Product: Total Textiles and Apparel
    Data in Million $  
                                                                                                       Year-to-Date             Year-Ending
                                                                                    2006      2007    8/2007    8/2008       8/2008     7/2008    6/2008
  Country:  World
 Total Imports.................................................................103780.48 107323.48 71343.978 69006.848    104986.35  105717.58 105888.22
   Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)............................................ 1655.334  1652.775  1099.954  1023.393     1576.214   1579.591  1593.106
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.358   112.052    64.853   101.321      148.520    142.920   136.226
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     4.473     1.790     8.511       11.194      9.744     8.244
   9822.05.11 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, cotton/mmf apparel.................    0.000     0.000     0.000     1.523        1.523      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.13 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, wool apparel ......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.026        0.026      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.25 Handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles.......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002        0.002      0.000     0.000
   9910.61  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................   90.797    95.971    54.833    53.221       94.359     96.264    95.443
   9911.99  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................    0.058     0.384     0.304     0.275        0.354      0.380     0.362
   9912.61  Originating Goods, knit apparel....................................    2.157     1.524     1.067     1.550        2.007      2.015     2.042
   9912.62  Originating Goods, woven apparel...................................    6.018     5.562     4.342     6.719        7.940      7.471     7.261
   9912.63  Originating Goods, made-ups........................................    0.156     0.201     0.192     0.071        0.080      0.087     0.079
   9912.99.20  Fabric or apparel TPL...........................................   34.063    32.078    17.271    25.456       40.262     38.324    37.555
   9914.99  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................   16.271    70.413    47.602    54.107       76.919     77.631    73.698
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.042        0.042      0.031     0.000
   9915.50.01 Cot Socks of Honduras (6115.95.6090) entered under the Safeguard.    0.000     0.000     0.000    22.435       22.435     12.099     0.000
   9915.61.01  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel of Nicaragua.............................  322.623   419.206   283.068   258.687      394.825    412.089   433.460
   9915.61.05  Nicaraguan Trousers made from U.S. components...................    0.000    20.656    14.772    13.224       19.108     20.176    20.871
   9999.00  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................  716.677   656.296   460.152   334.063      530.207    542.865   552.367
   9999.00  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................  171.835   231.453   226.978   186.589      191.064    192.923   194.080
   9802.00.9000 Apparel assembled from U.S. formed and cut fabric (807A).......  480.765   378.988   279.529   210.004      309.463    311.223   309.982
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......  825.702   681.026   457.152   450.329      674.203    676.524   670.592
     Israel Free Trade Area ...................................................  481.957   411.889   283.688   283.675      411.876    414.123   415.479
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................10497.534 11782.597  7800.740  7581.510    11563.368  11693.975 11706.514


  Country:  _CAFTA
 Total Imports................................................................. 8660.537  8151.957  5482.795  5285.084     7954.246   8074.318  8065.310
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)... 3288.881  5609.978  3651.514  4065.438     6023.903   6056.519  6006.401
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.358   112.052    64.853   101.321      148.520    142.920   136.226
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     4.473     1.790     8.511       11.194      9.744     8.244
   9822.05.11 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, cotton/mmf apparel.................    0.000     0.000     0.000     1.523        1.523      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.13 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, wool apparel ......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.026        0.026      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.25 Handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles.......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002        0.002      0.000     0.000
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.042        0.042      0.031     0.000
   9915.50.01 Cot Socks of Honduras (6115.95.6090) entered under the Safeguard.    0.000     0.000     0.000    22.435       22.435     12.099     0.000
   9915.61.01  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel of Nicaragua.............................  322.623   419.206   283.068   258.687      394.825    412.089   433.460
   9915.61.05  Nicaraguan Trousers made from U.S. components...................    0.000    20.656    14.772    13.224       19.108     20.176    20.871
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified................................... 2965.900  5053.591  3287.031  3659.668     5426.229   5459.460  5407.600


  Country:  Canada
 Total Imports................................................................. 3202.662  2881.061  1961.871  1602.810     2522.000   2566.322  2608.672
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)... 2850.499  2530.574  1731.201  1385.407     2184.780   2223.615  2260.435
   9999.00  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................  716.677   656.296   460.152   334.063      530.207    542.865   552.367
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......    0.032     0.092     0.018     0.029        0.104      0.100     0.100
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified................................... 2133.790  1874.185  1271.031  1051.315     1654.468   1680.651  1707.968


  Country:  Mexico
 Total Imports................................................................. 7400.739  6594.100  4485.194  3970.117     6079.022   6170.151  6208.865
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)... 6596.639  5828.053  3983.807  3511.151     5355.398   5433.897  5470.690
   9999.00  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................  171.835   231.453   226.978   186.589      191.064    192.923   194.080
   9802.00.9000 Apparel assembled from U.S. formed and cut fabric (807A).......  480.765   378.988   279.529   210.004      309.463    311.223   309.982
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......  825.669   680.933   457.134   450.300      674.099    676.424   670.493
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified................................... 5118.369  4536.680  3020.166  2664.259     4180.772   4253.327  4296.135


  Country:  Guatemala
 Total Imports................................................................. 1682.364  1466.769  1011.790   979.456     1434.435   1465.536  1458.599
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...  354.201   711.570   476.010   602.818      838.377    831.704   813.739
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.000    23.210    11.774    37.080       48.516     43.249    38.463
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     2.609     0.932     4.943        6.620      5.640     4.727
   9822.05.11 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, cotton/mmf apparel.................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.645        0.645      0.000     0.000
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................  354.201   685.750   463.304   560.150      782.596    782.815   770.549


  Country:  El Salvador
 Total Imports................................................................. 1436.799  1512.704   987.198  1048.243     1573.749   1585.107  1575.484
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...  843.369  1217.862   787.260   879.833     1310.434   1312.747  1296.775
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.013    38.719    24.663    30.406       44.462     45.324    44.509
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     0.438     0.193     0.025        0.270      0.436     0.438
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................  843.356  1178.705   762.405   849.402     1265.702   1266.988  1251.827


  Country:  Honduras
 Total Imports................................................................. 2534.844  2612.468  1731.647  1765.254     2646.075   2666.341  2644.429
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)... 1565.231  2183.435  1420.830  1557.384     2319.989   2331.739  2298.114
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.010    17.312    12.182     1.264        6.394      6.986     8.009
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     0.688     0.269     1.811        2.230      1.978     1.677
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.042        0.042      0.031     0.000
   9915.50.01 Cot Socks of Honduras (6115.95.6090) entered under the Safeguard.    0.000     0.000     0.000    22.435       22.435     12.099     0.000
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified................................... 1565.221  2165.435  1408.379  1531.831     2288.888   2310.645  2288.428


  Country:  Nicaragua
 Total Imports.................................................................  880.032   968.576   644.199   629.054      953.430    975.447   980.189
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...  526.080   771.058   504.788   506.307      772.578    789.846   804.235
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.335     7.920     1.921     3.303        9.302      9.081     9.141
   9822.05.11 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, cotton/mmf apparel.................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.619        0.619      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.25 Handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles.......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002        0.002      0.000     0.000
   9915.61.01  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel of Nicaragua.............................  322.623   419.206   283.068   258.687      394.825    412.089   433.460
   9915.61.05  Nicaraguan Trousers made from U.S. components...................    0.000    20.656    14.772    13.224       19.108     20.176    20.871
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................  203.122   323.276   205.028   230.474      348.723    348.500   340.763


  Country:  Costa Rica
 Total Imports.................................................................  484.502   436.687   300.016   233.876      370.547    387.207   395.239


  Country:  Dominican Republic
 Total Imports................................................................. 1641.995  1154.754   807.944   629.201      976.011    994.680  1011.369
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...    0.000   726.054   462.625   519.096      782.525    790.483   793.539
   9822.05.01 Article from fabric or yarn not available in commercial qty......    0.000    24.892    14.314    29.269       39.847     38.279    36.104
   9822.05.10 Apparel assembled with U.S. thread and fabric....................    0.000     0.738     0.396     1.731        2.074      1.691     1.402
   9822.05.11 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, cotton/mmf apparel.................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.259        0.259      0.000     0.000
   9822.05.13 CAFTA-DR cumulation sublimit, wool apparel ......................    0.000     0.000     0.000     0.026        0.026      0.000     0.000
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................    0.000   700.424   447.915   487.811      740.320    750.512   756.033


  Country:  Chile
 Total Imports.................................................................   35.087    27.261    20.755     9.141       15.648     16.862    18.232
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...   30.959    22.100    17.648     6.030       10.482     11.420    12.700
   9911.99  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................    0.058     0.384     0.304     0.275        0.354      0.380     0.362
   9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the U.S. (807).......    0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000        0.000      0.000     0.000
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................   30.900    21.716    17.343     5.755       10.128     11.040    12.338


  Country:  Israel
 Total Imports.................................................................  573.750   509.484   340.679   346.961      515.766    517.988   523.599
     Israel Free Trade Area ...................................................  481.957   411.889   283.688   283.675      411.876    414.123   415.479


  Country:  Gaza Strip
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.436     1.387     0.938     1.532        1.980      1.886     1.813
     Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)..........................................    0.436     1.384     0.936     1.532        1.980      1.886     1.813


  Country:  West Bank
 Total Imports.................................................................    1.674     0.072     0.028     0.005        0.049      0.049     0.053
     Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)..........................................    1.674     0.072     0.028     0.005        0.048      0.048     0.053


  Country:  Jordan
 Total Imports................................................................. 1253.961  1146.046   755.412   651.732     1042.366   1054.444  1064.874
     Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ).......................................... 1021.344   921.097   592.582   507.948      836.462    854.126   867.428
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................  208.370   212.756   153.550   135.786      194.992    189.401   187.301


  Country:  Bahrain
 Total Imports.................................................................  113.846   122.512    78.493    95.582      139.601    143.269   135.318
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...   19.424   117.573    75.191    94.320      136.702    140.375   132.521
   9914.99  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................   16.271    70.413    47.602    54.107       76.919     77.631    73.698
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................    3.153    47.160    27.590    40.213       59.783     62.744    58.823


  Country:  Singapore
 Total Imports.................................................................  148.645   154.498    97.975    82.774      139.297    144.931   145.616
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...   98.896   104.375    61.700    55.752       98.427    100.614    99.065
   9910.61  TPL, Cot & MMF Apparel.............................................   90.797    95.971    54.833    53.221       94.359     96.264    95.443
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................    8.100     8.404     6.867     2.532        4.068      4.350     3.622


  Country:  Australia
 Total Imports.................................................................   79.786    47.807    29.955    40.211       58.063     57.230    56.400
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................   26.698    26.536    16.115    20.741       31.162     31.202    30.971


  Country:  Morocco
 Total Imports.................................................................  104.394    92.997    59.165    70.803      104.635    103.276   100.709
  Imports under Free Trade Agreements.................(Total of items below)...   44.647    40.935    23.919    35.039       52.055     49.695    48.692
   9912.61  Originating Goods, knit apparel....................................    2.157     1.524     1.067     1.550        2.007      2.015     2.042
   9912.62  Originating Goods, woven apparel...................................    6.018     5.562     4.342     6.719        7.940      7.471     7.261
   9912.63  Originating Goods, made-ups........................................    0.156     0.201     0.192     0.071        0.080      0.087     0.079
   9912.99.20  Fabric or apparel TPL...........................................   34.063    32.078    17.271    25.456       40.262     38.324    37.555
     FTA Qualifying, not elsewhere specified...................................    2.253     1.570     1.047     1.242        1.766      1.799     1.755


  Country:  Egypt
 Total Imports.................................................................  807.262   871.461   613.770   613.047      870.739    855.848   856.542
     Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)..........................................  631.880   730.221   506.407   513.909      737.723    723.531   723.812

 Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.

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