US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Textiles and Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 35,502 33,643 MM2, dn -1859 MM2 or -5.24% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 13,966 13,531 MM2, dn -435 MM2 or -3.11% PAKISTN 2,175 1,954 MM2, dn -221 MM2 or -10.17% MEXICO 2,095 1,831 MM2, dn -264 MM2 or -12.60% INDIA 1,881 1,905 MM2, up 25 MM2 or 1.32% Korean Republic 1,348 1,131 MM2, dn -217 MM2 or -16.08% VIETNAM 959 1,166 MM2, up 207 MM2 or 21.58% INDNSIA 1,103 1,118 MM2, up 15 MM2 or 1.36% BNGLDSH 1,078 1,102 MM2, up 23 MM2 or 2.17% CANADA 1,362 943 MM2, dn -418 MM2 or -30.71% HONDURA 806 891 MM2, up 85 MM2 or 10.61% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 16,349 15,602 MM2, dn -747 MM2 or -4.57% South Asia 5,460 5,235 MM2, dn -225 MM2 or -4.12% ASEAN 3,889 4,055 MM2, up 166 MM2 or 4.28% OECD (not Japan) 4,453 3,497 MM2, dn -956 MM2 or -21.47% CBI 2,480 2,502 MM2, up 22 MM2 or 0.89% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 2,383 2,071 MM2, dn -312 MM2 or -13.10% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 15,442 14,817 MM2, dn -625 MM2 or -4.05% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 5,148 4,818 MM2, dn -330 MM2 or -6.40% VIETNAM 809 994 MM2, up 185 MM2 or 22.88% BNGLDSH 917 925 MM2, up 8 MM2 or 0.86% HONDURA 798 880 MM2, up 82 MM2 or 10.25% MEXICO 835 714 MM2, dn -122 MM2 or -14.57% INDNSIA 725 747 MM2, up 22 MM2 or 3.04% CAMBOD 560 575 MM2, up 15 MM2 or 2.68% INDIA 636 618 MM2, dn -18 MM2 or -2.84% SALVADR 531 565 MM2, up 34 MM2 or 6.50% PAKISTN 466 454 MM2, dn -12 MM2 or -2.60% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 5,694 5,272 MM2, dn -422 MM2 or -7.41% ASEAN 2,947 3,108 MM2, up 161 MM2 or 5.46% CBI 2,422 2,442 MM2, up 20 MM2 or 0.83% South Asia 2,313 2,256 MM2, dn -58 MM2 or -2.49% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 546 454 MM2, dn -92 MM2 or -16.89% OECD (not Japan) 380 282 MM2, dn -98 MM2 or -25.82% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Textiles -Last- -Now- WORLD 20,060 18,826 MM2, dn -1234 MM2 or -6.15% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 8,818 8,713 MM2, dn -105 MM2 or -1.19% PAKISTN 1,709 1,500 MM2, dn -209 MM2 or -12.24% INDIA 1,245 1,288 MM2, up 43 MM2 or 3.45% MEXICO 1,260 1,118 MM2, dn -142 MM2 or -11.29% Korean Republic 1,210 1,018 MM2, dn -191 MM2 or -15.82% CANADA 1,278 890 MM2, dn -389 MM2 or -30.40% Taiwan 567 542 MM2, dn -25 MM2 or -4.49% INDNSIA 378 371 MM2, dn -7 MM2 or -1.87% ISRAEL 268 335 MM2, up 67 MM2 or 24.98% TURKEY 349 304 MM2, dn -45 MM2 or -12.99% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 10,655 10,330 MM2, dn -325 MM2 or -3.05% OECD (not Japan) 4,073 3,215 MM2, dn -858 MM2 or -21.07% South Asia 3,146 2,979 MM2, dn -167 MM2 or -5.31% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 1,837 1,617 MM2, dn -220 MM2 or -11.98% ASEAN 942 948 MM2, up 5 MM2 or 0.57% CBI 58 60 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 3.34% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Yarn -Last- -Now- WORLD 2,300 1,986 MM2, dn -314 MM2 or -13.66% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: Korean Republic 379 286 MM2, dn -92 MM2 or -24.39% CANADA 374 259 MM2, dn -115 MM2 or -30.79% MEXICO 261 271 MM2, up 10 MM2 or 3.84% CHINA P 207 220 MM2, up 13 MM2 or 6.35% INDNSIA 202 224 MM2, up 22 MM2 or 11.12% INDIA 140 123 MM2, dn -17 MM2 or -12.08% Taiwan 96 90 MM2, dn -6 MM2 or -6.60% PAKISTN 143 73 MM2, dn -70 MM2 or -48.95% THAILND 81 81 MM2, dn -0 MM2 or -0.14% GERMANY 57 48 MM2, dn -10 MM2 or -16.92% IMPORTANT GROUPS: OECD (not Japan) 976 740 MM2, dn -236 MM2 or -24.18% PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 685 597 MM2, dn -87 MM2 or -12.76% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 478 377 MM2, dn -100 MM2 or -21.04% ASEAN 343 348 MM2, up 6 MM2 or 1.66% South Asia 285 198 MM2, dn -87 MM2 or -30.44% CBI 12 11 MM2, dn -2 MM2 or -15.63% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Fabric -Last- -Now- WORLD 5,841 5,421 MM2, dn -420 MM2 or -7.19% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 1,049 1,163 MM2, up 114 MM2 or 10.87% Korean Republic 772 678 MM2, dn -94 MM2 or -12.16% CANADA 769 513 MM2, dn -257 MM2 or -33.34% MEXICO 398 368 MM2, dn -30 MM2 or -7.64% Taiwan 366 351 MM2, dn -15 MM2 or -4.09% INDIA 261 336 MM2, up 75 MM2 or 28.51% ISRAEL 232 300 MM2, up 68 MM2 or 29.16% Japan 187 195 MM2, up 7 MM2 or 4.01% GERMANY 148 149 MM2, up 0 MM2 or 0.12% PAKISTN 195 126 MM2, dn -69 MM2 or -35.58% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 2,202 2,205 MM2, up 3 MM2 or 0.15% OECD (not Japan) 2,520 1,976 MM2, dn -545 MM2 or -21.61% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 1,153 1,043 MM2, dn -111 MM2 or -9.59% South Asia 459 462 MM2, up 4 MM2 or 0.81% ASEAN 250 218 MM2, dn -32 MM2 or -12.94% CBI 20 14 MM2, dn -5 MM2 or -27.46% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Other Misc. Imports -Last- -Now- WORLD 11,919 11,419 MM2, dn -500 MM2 or -4.19% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 7,563 7,330 MM2, dn -232 MM2 or -3.07% PAKISTN 1,371 1,301 MM2, dn -70 MM2 or -5.08% INDIA 843 829 MM2, dn -15 MM2 or -1.74% MEXICO 601 479 MM2, dn -122 MM2 or -20.27% TURKEY 188 168 MM2, dn -20 MM2 or -10.64% BNGLDSH 161 177 MM2, up 16 MM2 or 9.76% THAILND 99 140 MM2, up 41 MM2 or 41.86% CANADA 135 118 MM2, dn -17 MM2 or -12.61% Taiwan 105 101 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -3.96% INDNSIA 105 89 MM2, dn -16 MM2 or -15.03% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 7,769 7,528 MM2, dn -241 MM2 or -3.10% South Asia 2,403 2,319 MM2, dn -84 MM2 or -3.51% OECD (not Japan) 577 499 MM2, dn -78 MM2 or -13.44% ASEAN 349 381 MM2, up 32 MM2 or 9.16% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 206 197 MM2, dn -9 MM2 or -4.32% CBI 26 35 MM2, up 9 MM2 or 35.50% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Textiles and Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 35,502 33,643 MM2, dn 1,859 or -5.24% | 100.00 CHINA P 13,966 13,531 MM2, dn 435 or -3.11% | 23.39 CANADA 1,362 943 MM2, dn 418 or -30.71% | 22.49 MEXICO 2,095 1,831 MM2, dn 264 or -12.60% | 14.20 PAKISTN 2,175 1,954 MM2, dn 221 or -10.17% | 11.90 Korean Republic 1,348 1,131 MM2, dn 217 or -16.08% | 11.66 VIETNAM 959 1,166 MM2, up 207 or 21.58% | 11.14 HONDURA 806 891 MM2, up 85 or 10.61% | 4.60 TURKEY 437 357 MM2, dn 80 or -18.33% | 4.31 ISRAEL 306 368 MM2, up 63 or 20.56% | 3.38 Taiwan 766 708 MM2, dn 58 or -7.53% | 3.10 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 15,442 14,817 MM2, dn 625 or -4.05% | 100.00 CHINA P 5,148 4,818 MM2, dn 330 or -6.40% | 52.76 VIETNAM 809 994 MM2, up 185 or 22.88% | 29.63 MEXICO 835 714 MM2, dn 122 or -14.57% | 19.48 HONDURA 798 880 MM2, up 82 or 10.25% | 13.09 C RICA 186 140 MM2, dn 46 or -24.84% | 7.41 PHIL R 313 274 MM2, dn 39 or -12.57% | 6.30 TURKEY 88 53 MM2, dn 35 or -39.50% | 5.57 Hong Kong 209 174 MM2, dn 35 or -16.59% | 5.54 SALVADR 531 565 MM2, up 34 or 6.50% | 5.52 Taiwan 199 167 MM2, dn 32 or -16.21% | 5.16 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Textiles -Last- -Now- WORLD 20,060 18,826 MM2, dn 1,234 or -6.15% | 100.00 CANADA 1,278 890 MM2, dn 389 or -30.40% | 31.50 PAKISTN 1,709 1,500 MM2, dn 209 or -12.24% | 16.95 Korean Republic 1,210 1,018 MM2, dn 191 or -15.82% | 15.51 MEXICO 1,260 1,118 MM2, dn 142 or -11.29% | 11.52 CHINA P 8,818 8,713 MM2, dn 105 or -1.19% | 8.52 ISRAEL 268 335 MM2, up 67 or 24.98% | 5.43 BRAZIL 255 206 MM2, dn 49 or -19.14% | 3.95 ITALY 202 155 MM2, dn 48 or -23.50% | 3.85 TURKEY 349 304 MM2, dn 45 or -12.99% | 3.68 INDIA 1,245 1,288 MM2, up 43 or 3.45% | 3.48 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Yarn -Last- -Now- WORLD 2,300 1,986 MM2, dn 314 or -13.66% | 100.00 CANADA 374 259 MM2, dn 115 or -30.79% | 36.63 Korean Republic 379 286 MM2, dn 92 or -24.39% | 29.40 PAKISTN 143 73 MM2, dn 70 or -48.95% | 22.28 INDNSIA 202 224 MM2, up 22 or 11.12% | 7.14 INDIA 140 123 MM2, dn 17 or -12.08% | 5.39 ITALY 43 29 MM2, dn 13 or -31.07% | 4.21 CHINA P 207 220 MM2, up 13 or 6.35% | 4.18 MEXICO 261 271 MM2, up 10 or 3.84% | 3.19 BRAZIL 11 1 MM2, dn 10 or -87.76% | 3.16 GERMANY 57 48 MM2, dn 10 or -16.92% | 3.08 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Fabric -Last- -Now- WORLD 5,841 5,421 MM2, dn 420 or -7.19% | 100.00 CANADA 769 513 MM2, dn 257 or -33.34% | 61.09 CHINA P 1,049 1,163 MM2, up 114 or 10.87% | 27.14 Korean Republic 772 678 MM2, dn 94 or -12.16% | 22.37 INDIA 261 336 MM2, up 75 or 28.51% | 17.75 PAKISTN 195 126 MM2, dn 69 or -35.58% | 16.53 ISRAEL 232 300 MM2, up 68 or 29.16% | 16.11 GREECE 90 48 MM2, dn 42 or -46.96% | 10.05 ITALY 140 102 MM2, dn 38 or -26.97% | 8.98 MEXICO 398 368 MM2, dn 30 or -7.64% | 7.24 AUSTRAL 10 39 MM2, up 29 or 295.49% | 6.85 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Other Misc. Imports -Last- -Now- WORLD 11,919 11,419 MM2, dn 500 or -4.19% | 100.00 CHINA P 7,563 7,330 MM2, dn 232 or -3.07% | 46.47 MEXICO 601 479 MM2, dn 122 or -20.27% | 24.37 PAKISTN 1,371 1,301 MM2, dn 70 or -5.08% | 13.94 THAILND 99 140 MM2, up 41 or 41.86% | 8.26 TURKEY 188 168 MM2, dn 20 or -10.64% | 4.01 CANADA 135 118 MM2, dn 17 or -12.61% | 3.41 INDNSIA 105 89 MM2, dn 16 or -15.03% | 3.16 BNGLDSH 161 177 MM2, up 16 or 9.76% | 3.15 VIETNAM 70 86 MM2, up 16 or 22.29% | 3.14 SRI LKA 27 11 MM2, dn 16 or -58.36% | 3.12 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Textiles and Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 64,052 61,696 M $, dn -2356 M $ or -3.68% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 20,984 20,624 M $, dn -360 M $ or -1.72% PAKISTN 2,125 2,026 M $, dn -99 M $ or -4.67% MEXICO 3,820 3,381 M $, dn -439 M $ or -11.50% INDIA 3,598 3,542 M $, dn -56 M $ or -1.56% Korean Republic 901 764 M $, dn -136 M $ or -15.15% VIETNAM 2,900 3,536 M $, up 636 M $ or 21.93% INDNSIA 2,893 2,887 M $, dn -6 M $ or -0.21% BNGLDSH 2,191 2,326 M $, up 135 M $ or 6.17% CANADA 1,509 1,164 M $, dn -345 M $ or -22.88% HONDURA 1,669 1,706 M $, up 38 M $ or 2.25% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 24,029 23,330 M $, dn -699 M $ or -2.91% South Asia 9,062 8,925 M $, dn -137 M $ or -1.51% ASEAN 10,648 10,969 M $, up 321 M $ or 3.02% OECD (not Japan) 6,344 5,516 M $, dn -828 M $ or -13.06% CBI 5,688 5,432 M $, dn -256 M $ or -4.50% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 3,045 2,706 M $, dn -339 M $ or -11.13% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 49,068 47,030 M $, dn -2038 M $ or -4.15% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 14,677 14,053 M $, dn -624 M $ or -4.25% VIETNAM 2,767 3,402 M $, up 635 M $ or 22.95% BNGLDSH 2,124 2,256 M $, up 132 M $ or 6.21% HONDURA 1,664 1,702 M $, up 38 M $ or 2.26% MEXICO 3,083 2,726 M $, dn -356 M $ or -11.56% INDNSIA 2,741 2,734 M $, dn -7 M $ or -0.26% CAMBOD 1,600 1,602 M $, up 2 M $ or 0.11% INDIA 2,314 2,203 M $, dn -111 M $ or -4.80% SALVADR 969 1,021 M $, up 52 M $ or 5.38% PAKISTN 985 973 M $, dn -12 M $ or -1.19% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 16,856 15,966 M $, dn -890 M $ or -5.28% ASEAN 10,095 10,405 M $, up 311 M $ or 3.08% CBI 5,650 5,387 M $, dn -262 M $ or -4.65% South Asia 6,536 6,431 M $, dn -105 M $ or -1.60% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 2,179 1,913 M $, dn -266 M $ or -12.19% OECD (not Japan) 2,902 2,506 M $, dn -396 M $ or -13.64% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Textiles -Last- -Now- WORLD 14,984 14,666 M $, dn -318 M $ or -2.12% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 6,307 6,571 M $, up 264 M $ or 4.19% PAKISTN 1,140 1,053 M $, dn -87 M $ or -7.67% INDIA 1,284 1,338 M $, up 55 M $ or 4.27% MEXICO 738 655 M $, dn -83 M $ or -11.25% Korean Republic 475 428 M $, dn -46 M $ or -9.79% CANADA 860 667 M $, dn -193 M $ or -22.46% Taiwan 332 319 M $, dn -13 M $ or -3.90% INDNSIA 152 153 M $, up 1 M $ or 0.68% ISRAEL 148 166 M $, up 18 M $ or 12.43% TURKEY 369 348 M $, dn -20 M $ or -5.52% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 7,173 7,364 M $, up 191 M $ or 2.66% OECD (not Japan) 3,442 3,009 M $, dn -433 M $ or -12.57% South Asia 2,526 2,493 M $, dn -32 M $ or -1.29% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 867 793 M $, dn -73 M $ or -8.44% ASEAN 554 564 M $, up 11 M $ or 1.93% CBI 39 45 M $, up 6 M $ or 16.27% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Yarn -Last- -Now- WORLD 1,000 918 M $, dn -82 M $ or -8.24% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: Korean Republic 53 49 M $, dn -4 M $ or -7.65% CANADA 241 181 M $, dn -60 M $ or -24.90% MEXICO 119 124 M $, up 5 M $ or 3.94% CHINA P 58 62 M $, up 4 M $ or 7.30% INDNSIA 68 78 M $, up 10 M $ or 14.48% INDIA 48 44 M $, dn -3 M $ or -7.02% Taiwan 33 33 M $, up 0 M $ or 0.34% PAKISTN 45 23 M $, dn -21 M $ or -47.27% THAILND 32 34 M $, up 3 M $ or 8.26% GERMANY 41 36 M $, dn -6 M $ or -13.45% IMPORTANT GROUPS: OECD (not Japan) 497 424 M $, dn -72 M $ or -14.57% PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 146 146 M $, dn -1 M $ or -0.53% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 88 83 M $, dn -5 M $ or -5.67% ASEAN 121 128 M $, up 7 M $ or 5.86% South Asia 93 69 M $, dn -24 M $ or -25.76% CBI 4 4 M $, dn -0 M $ or -3.76% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Fabric -Last- -Now- WORLD 3,691 3,559 M $, dn -132 M $ or -3.57% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 653 757 M $, up 105 M $ or 16.02% Korean Republic 376 338 M $, dn -38 M $ or -10.11% CANADA 415 322 M $, dn -93 M $ or -22.32% MEXICO 274 212 M $, dn -61 M $ or -22.32% Taiwan 215 204 M $, dn -12 M $ or -5.43% INDIA 115 145 M $, up 30 M $ or 26.40% ISRAEL 77 103 M $, up 27 M $ or 34.57% Japan 230 225 M $, dn -5 M $ or -2.19% GERMANY 115 118 M $, up 3 M $ or 2.34% PAKISTN 115 75 M $, dn -39 M $ or -34.29% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 1,251 1,304 M $, up 53 M $ or 4.25% OECD (not Japan) 1,758 1,589 M $, dn -168 M $ or -9.58% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 598 547 M $, dn -51 M $ or -8.59% South Asia 231 221 M $, dn -9 M $ or -3.96% ASEAN 109 100 M $, dn -9 M $ or -8.42% CBI 9 8 M $, dn -2 M $ or -16.16% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Other Misc. Imports -Last- -Now- WORLD 10,293 10,190 M $, dn -103 M $ or -1.01% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 5,596 5,751 M $, up 155 M $ or 2.77% PAKISTN 981 954 M $, dn -27 M $ or -2.75% INDIA 1,121 1,149 M $, up 28 M $ or 2.48% MEXICO 345 319 M $, dn -27 M $ or -7.72% TURKEY 252 229 M $, dn -23 M $ or -9.11% BNGLDSH 67 70 M $, up 3 M $ or 4.94% THAILND 112 135 M $, up 23 M $ or 20.09% CANADA 203 163 M $, dn -40 M $ or -19.85% Taiwan 83 82 M $, dn -1 M $ or -1.62% INDNSIA 43 38 M $, dn -4 M $ or -9.95% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 5,776 5,914 M $, up 138 M $ or 2.40% South Asia 2,202 2,203 M $, up 1 M $ or 0.03% OECD (not Japan) 1,188 996 M $, dn -192 M $ or -16.15% ASEAN 323 336 M $, up 13 M $ or 3.95% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 180 163 M $, dn -17 M $ or -9.30% CBI 26 34 M $, up 8 M $ or 31.26% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Textiles and Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 5,003 4,683 MM2, dn -320 MM2 or -6.39% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 2,128 2,067 MM2, dn -62 MM2 or -2.89% PAKISTN 284 280 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -1.49% MEXICO 267 228 MM2, dn -39 MM2 or -14.54% INDIA 259 262 MM2, up 3 MM2 or 1.19% Korean Republic 164 147 MM2, dn -18 MM2 or -10.72% VIETNAM 149 175 MM2, up 27 MM2 or 17.98% INDNSIA 144 136 MM2, dn -9 MM2 or -6.05% BNGLDSH 155 136 MM2, dn -19 MM2 or -12.24% CANADA 148 112 MM2, dn -35 MM2 or -24.02% HONDURA 118 116 MM2, dn -2 MM2 or -1.76% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 2,441 2,348 MM2, dn -92 MM2 or -3.78% South Asia 737 710 MM2, dn -27 MM2 or -3.65% ASEAN 560 548 MM2, dn -12 MM2 or -2.13% OECD (not Japan) 546 424 MM2, dn -122 MM2 or -22.27% CBI 334 306 MM2, dn -28 MM2 or -8.43% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 313 282 MM2, dn -31 MM2 or -9.86% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 2,372 2,184 MM2, dn -188 MM2 or -7.94% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 934 880 MM2, dn -54 MM2 or -5.76% VIETNAM 128 147 MM2, up 20 MM2 or 15.34% BNGLDSH 142 126 MM2, dn -17 MM2 or -11.77% HONDURA 116 113 MM2, dn -3 MM2 or -2.29% MEXICO 104 87 MM2, dn -17 MM2 or -16.49% INDNSIA 98 88 MM2, dn -10 MM2 or -10.11% CAMBOD 86 85 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -1.26% INDIA 75 63 MM2, dn -12 MM2 or -15.70% SALVADR 70 65 MM2, dn -5 MM2 or -6.98% PAKISTN 68 67 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -1.48% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 1,024 952 MM2, dn -72 MM2 or -7.06% ASEAN 431 422 MM2, dn -9 MM2 or -2.07% CBI 327 298 MM2, dn -29 MM2 or -8.91% South Asia 323 288 MM2, dn -35 MM2 or -10.83% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 90 71 MM2, dn -19 MM2 or -20.61% OECD (not Japan) 51 38 MM2, dn -13 MM2 or -25.51% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Textiles -Last- -Now- WORLD 2,631 2,500 MM2, dn -131 MM2 or -4.99% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 1,194 1,186 MM2, dn -8 MM2 or -0.65% PAKISTN 216 213 MM2, dn -3 MM2 or -1.49% INDIA 184 198 MM2, up 15 MM2 or 8.12% MEXICO 163 142 MM2, dn -22 MM2 or -13.30% Korean Republic 143 130 MM2, dn -14 MM2 or -9.52% CANADA 138 105 MM2, dn -33 MM2 or -23.68% Taiwan 73 75 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 2.97% INDNSIA 47 48 MM2, up 1 MM2 or 2.46% ISRAEL 37 38 MM2, up 1 MM2 or 1.53% TURKEY 52 42 MM2, dn -11 MM2 or -20.49% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 1,417 1,397 MM2, dn -20 MM2 or -1.41% OECD (not Japan) 495 386 MM2, dn -109 MM2 or -21.94% South Asia 414 422 MM2, up 8 MM2 or 1.95% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 223 210 MM2, dn -12 MM2 or -5.51% ASEAN 129 126 MM2, dn -3 MM2 or -2.34% CBI 7 8 MM2, up 1 MM2 or 14.31% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Yarn -Last- -Now- WORLD 272 274 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 0.73% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: Korean Republic 49 50 MM2, up 1 MM2 or 1.44% CANADA 37 32 MM2, dn -6 MM2 or -15.46% MEXICO 33 37 MM2, up 4 MM2 or 12.77% CHINA P 26 33 MM2, up 6 MM2 or 24.09% INDNSIA 22 29 MM2, up 8 MM2 or 34.85% INDIA 18 19 MM2, up 1 MM2 or 7.42% Taiwan 9 11 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 17.13% PAKISTN 17 14 MM2, dn -2 MM2 or -13.87% THAILND 10 12 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 15.31% GERMANY 7 4 MM2, dn -3 MM2 or -38.38% IMPORTANT GROUPS: OECD (not Japan) 111 103 MM2, dn -8 MM2 or -6.91% PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 85 93 MM2, up 8 MM2 or 9.32% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 59 60 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 2.67% ASEAN 41 46 MM2, up 5 MM2 or 10.98% South Asia 35 34 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -2.33% CBI 2 1 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -41.83% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Fabric -Last- -Now- WORLD 726 670 MM2, dn -56 MM2 or -7.69% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 130 150 MM2, up 20 MM2 or 15.63% Korean Republic 86 72 MM2, dn -15 MM2 or -17.09% CANADA 83 60 MM2, dn -23 MM2 or -27.68% MEXICO 49 41 MM2, dn -9 MM2 or -17.25% Taiwan 48 53 MM2, up 6 MM2 or 11.60% INDIA 36 50 MM2, up 14 MM2 or 39.09% ISRAEL 32 34 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 5.67% Japan 23 23 MM2, dn -0 MM2 or -1.32% GERMANY 21 17 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -18.00% PAKISTN 21 20 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -4.77% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 266 276 MM2, up 10 MM2 or 3.84% OECD (not Japan) 305 214 MM2, dn -92 MM2 or -30.03% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 136 126 MM2, dn -10 MM2 or -7.47% South Asia 58 70 MM2, up 13 MM2 or 22.21% ASEAN 38 33 MM2, dn -5 MM2 or -13.04% CBI 1 1 MM2, dn -0 MM2 or -30.27% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Other Misc. Imports -Last- -Now- WORLD 1,633 1,555 MM2, dn -77 MM2 or -4.75% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: CHINA P 1,037 1,003 MM2, dn -34 MM2 or -3.32% PAKISTN 178 178 MM2, up 0 MM2 or 0.06% INDIA 129 129 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -0.45% MEXICO 81 64 MM2, dn -17 MM2 or -21.35% TURKEY 27 25 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -5.28% BNGLDSH 12 10 MM2, dn -2 MM2 or -17.71% THAILND 18 16 MM2, dn -1 MM2 or -8.22% CANADA 17 13 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -22.18% Taiwan 16 12 MM2, dn -5 MM2 or -29.85% INDNSIA 16 11 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -28.36% IMPORTANT GROUPS: PRC,Taiwan,Korea,HKng 1,066 1,027 MM2, dn -38 MM2 or -3.58% South Asia 322 318 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -1.22% OECD (not Japan) 79 69 MM2, dn -9 MM2 or -11.73% ASEAN 50 47 MM2, dn -3 MM2 or -5.21% Taiwan,Korea,HongKong 28 24 MM2, dn -4 MM2 or -13.12% CBI 4 6 MM2, up 2 MM2 or 49.64% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 128.7 30.8 MM2, dn -97.9 MM2 or -76.07% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 72.1 30.5 MM2, dn -41.6 MM2 or -57.67% JAMAICA 11.6 0.0 MM2, dn -11.6 MM2 or -99.83% BELIZE 7.6 0.1 MM2, dn -7.6 MM2 or -99.10% HAITI 15.1 0.1 MM2, dn -15.0 MM2 or -99.25% GUYANA 0.1 0.1 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -18.89% S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -79.88% TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 128.7 30.8 MM2, dn -97.9 MM2 or -76.07% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL COTTON "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Cotton Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 110.2 30.4 MM2, dn -79.9 MM2 or -72.44% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 71.1 30.2 MM2, dn -40.9 MM2 or -57.55% JAMAICA 11.5 0.0 MM2, dn -11.5 MM2 or -99.83% BELIZE 2.8 0.1 MM2, dn -2.7 MM2 or -98.12% HAITI 5.6 0.1 MM2, dn -5.5 MM2 or -98.08% S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -79.88% TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % DOM REP 19.1 0.0 MM2, dn -19.1 MM2 or -100.0% IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 110.2 30.4 MM2, dn -79.9 MM2 or -72.44% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL MAN-MADE FIBER "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) Man-made Fiber Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 18.5 0.4 MM2, dn -18.0 MM2 or -97.71% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 1.0 0.3 MM2, dn -0.6 MM2 or -66.35% HAITI 9.5 0.0 MM2, dn -9.5 MM2 or -99.95% GUYANA 0.1 0.1 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -17.41% BELIZE 4.9 0.0 MM2, dn -4.8 MM2 or -99.65% GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % NICARAG 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % PANAMA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -100.0% JAMAICA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -100.0% IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 18.5 0.4 MM2, dn -18.0 MM2 or -97.71% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 128.7 30.8 MM2, dn 97.9 or -76.07% | 100.00 C RICA 72.1 30.5 MM2, dn 41.6 or -57.67% | 42.46 DOM REP 22.1 0.0 MM2, dn 22.1 or -100.0% | 22.61 HAITI 15.1 0.1 MM2, dn 15.0 or -99.25% | 15.32 JAMAICA 11.6 0.0 MM2, dn 11.6 or -99.83% | 11.80 BELIZE 7.6 0.1 MM2, dn 7.6 or -99.10% | 7.73 S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -79.88% | 0.04 PANAMA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -100.0% | 0.02 GUYANA 0.1 0.1 MM2, dn 0.0 or -18.89% | 0.02 TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL COTTON "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Cotton Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 110.2 30.4 MM2, dn 79.9 or -72.44% | 100.00 C RICA 71.1 30.2 MM2, dn 40.9 or -57.55% | 51.24 DOM REP 19.1 0.0 MM2, dn 19.1 or -100.0% | 23.96 JAMAICA 11.5 0.0 MM2, dn 11.5 or -99.83% | 14.41 HAITI 5.6 0.1 MM2, dn 5.5 or -98.08% | 6.93 BELIZE 2.8 0.1 MM2, dn 2.7 or -98.12% | 3.41 S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -79.88% | 0.05 GUYANA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -100.0% | 0.00 TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL MAN-MADE FIBER "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Last Year) TEN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGE Man-made Fiber Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 18.5 0.4 MM2, dn 18.0 or -97.71% | 100.00 HAITI 9.5 0.0 MM2, dn 9.5 or -99.95% | 52.51 BELIZE 4.9 0.0 MM2, dn 4.8 or -99.65% | 26.84 DOM REP 3.0 0.0 MM2, dn 3.0 or -100.0% | 16.63 C RICA 1.0 0.3 MM2, dn 0.6 or -66.35% | 3.57 JAMAICA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -100.0% | 0.24 PANAMA 0.0 0.0 MM2, dn 0.0 or -100.0% | 0.12 GUYANA 0.1 0.1 MM2, dn 0.0 or -17.41% | 0.09 GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 or - % | 0.00 US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 156.6 42.1 M $, dn -114 M $ or -73.12% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 69.8 41.2 M $, dn -28.6 M $ or -40.99% JAMAICA 21.1 0.1 M $, dn -21.0 M $ or -99.55% BELIZE 7.6 0.2 M $, dn -7.5 M $ or -98.02% HAITI 26.0 0.6 M $, dn -25.4 M $ or -97.84% GUYANA 0.1 0.1 M $, dn -0.0 M $ or -22.55% S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 M $, dn -0.0 M $ or -53.99% TRINID 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 156.6 42.1 M $, dn -114 M $ or -73.12% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL COTTON "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Cotton Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 123.8 40.1 M $, dn -83.6 M $ or -67.57% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 66.3 39.3 M $, dn -27.0 M $ or -40.67% JAMAICA 21.0 0.1 M $, dn -20.9 M $ or -99.55% BELIZE 4.5 0.1 M $, dn -4.4 M $ or -97.43% HAITI 8.9 0.6 M $, dn -8.4 M $ or -93.74% S LUCIA 0.1 0.0 M $, dn -0.0 M $ or -53.99% TRINID 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % DOM REP 23.1 0.0 M $, dn -23.1 M $ or -100.0% IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 123.8 40.1 M $, dn -83.6 M $ or -67.57% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL MAN-MADE FIBER "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million $' for January - August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Man-made Fiber Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 32.8 1.9 M $, dn -30.8 M $ or -94.07% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 3.5 1.9 M $, dn -1.6 M $ or -47.04% HAITI 17.1 0.0 M $, dn -17.1 M $ or -99.97% GUYANA 0.1 0.1 M $, dn -0.0 M $ or -19.27% BELIZE 3.1 0.0 M $, dn -3.1 M $ or -98.85% GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % NICARAG 0.0 0.0 M $, up 0.0 M $ or - % PANAMA 0.0 0.0 M $, dn -0.0 M $ or -100.0% JAMAICA 0.1 0.0 M $, dn -0.1 M $ or -100.0% IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 32.8 1.9 M $, dn -30.8 M $ or -94.07% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL ALL FIBERS "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Apparel -Last- -Now- WORLD 8.6 4.0 MM2, dn -4.6 MM2 or -53.33% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 7.0 4.0 MM2, dn -2.9 MM2 or -42.30% JAMAICA 1.0 0.0 MM2, dn -1.0 MM2 or -99.91% BELIZE 0.2 0.0 MM2, dn -0.2 MM2 or -100.0% HAITI 0.5 0.0 MM2, dn -0.5 MM2 or -97.53% GUYANA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % S LUCIA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 8.6 4.0 MM2, dn -4.6 MM2 or -53.33% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL COTTON "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Cotton Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 8.2 4.0 MM2, dn -4.2 MM2 or -51.31% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 6.9 4.0 MM2, dn -2.9 MM2 or -42.26% JAMAICA 1.0 0.0 MM2, dn -1.0 MM2 or -99.91% BELIZE 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn -0.1 MM2 or -100.0% HAITI 0.2 0.0 MM2, dn -0.2 MM2 or -95.02% S LUCIA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % TRINID 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % DOM REP 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 8.2 4.0 MM2, dn -4.2 MM2 or -51.31% US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL MAN-MADE FIBER "807, 807a, and GAL" TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORT ANALYSIS Million M2' for Current Month August 2008 (Compared to Like Period in 2007) Man-made Fiber Apparel Products -Last- -Now- WORLD 0.5 0.0 MM2, dn -0.4 MM2 or -89.14% TOP TEN COUNTRIES: C RICA 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn -0.0 MM2 or -44.25% HAITI 0.2 0.0 MM2, dn -0.2 MM2 or -100.0% GUYANA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % BELIZE 0.1 0.0 MM2, dn -0.1 MM2 or -100.0% GUATMAL 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % SALVADR 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % HONDURA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % NICARAG 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % PANAMA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % JAMAICA 0.0 0.0 MM2, up 0.0 MM2 or - % IMPORTANT GROUPS: CBI 0.5 0.0 MM2, dn -0.4 MM2 or -89.14%