Trade Balance Report: Trade Balance
10/10/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-August | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 8/07-|
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | YTD |
| | | | | | 8/08 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -38 | 194 | 41 | 440 | 968.20 |
| Fabric ...................| 864 | 257 | 290 | 289 | -0.28 |
| Made-up ..................| -15,675 | -16,703 | -11,120 | -10,895 | -2.02 |
| Apparel ..................| -69,986 | -72,717 | -48,261 | -46,049 | -4.58 |
| Total ....................| -84,835 | -88,970 | -59,050 | -56,215 | -4.80 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,183 | 1,294 | 843 | 1,082 | 28.42 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,151 | 3,769 | 2,605 | 2,560 | -1.72 |
| Made-up ..................| 308 | 372 | 205 | 436 | 112.54 |
| Apparel ..................| -12,213 | -11,116 | -7,486 | -6,811 | -9.02 |
| Total ....................| -6,571 | -5,682 | -3,833 | -2,733 | -28.71 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 861 | 1,058 | 682 | 881 | 29.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,559 | 1,462 | 1,000 | 949 | -5.07 |
| Made-up ..................| -57 | -59 | -35 | -54 | 53.61 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,425 | -7,202 | -4,792 | -4,806 | 0.30 |
| Total ....................| -5,062 | -4,741 | -3,145 | -3,030 | -3.66 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 260 | 173 | 117 | 156 | 33.04 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,523 | 2,233 | 1,558 | 1,548 | -0.67 |
| Made-up ..................| 298 | 351 | 192 | 414 | 115.48 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,552 | -3,739 | -2,580 | -1,928 | -25.27 |
| Total ....................| -1,471 | -982 | -712 | 190 | -126.67 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 49 | 34 | 21 | 71 | 232.23 |
| Fabric ...................| 249 | 233 | 168 | 248 | 47.68 |
| Made-up ..................| 851 | 939 | 592 | 719 | 21.33 |
| Apparel ..................| -45 | 230 | 133 | 437 | 229.30 |
| Total ....................| 1,104 | 1,436 | 915 | 1,475 | 61.29 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 211 | 139 | 96 | 85 | -11.11 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,274 | 2,000 | 1,390 | 1,300 | -6.52 |
| Made-up ..................| -553 | -588 | -400 | -305 | -23.85 |
| Apparel ..................| -4,508 | -3,969 | -2,712 | -2,365 | -12.80 |
| Total ....................| -2,575 | -2,419 | -1,626 | -1,285 | -20.99 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 68 | 81 | 51 | 46 | -8.93 |
| Fabric ...................| 117 | 115 | 81 | 78 | -3.17 |
| Made-up ..................| 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | -71.54 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,616 | -1,371 | -941 | -928 | -1.34 |
| Total ....................| -1,424 | -1,163 | -799 | -801 | 0.18 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 113 | 119 | 77 | 93 | 20.76 |
| Fabric ...................| 300 | 296 | 195 | 209 | 7.10 |
| Made-up ..................| -11 | -8 | -6 | -16 | 159.35 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,259 | -1,369 | -881 | -979 | 11.14 |
| Total ....................| -857 | -963 | -614 | -692 | 12.69 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 487 | 610 | 391 | 563 | 43.87 |
| Fabric ...................| 524 | 567 | 388 | 400 | 3.29 |
| Made-up ..................| 11 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -147.70 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,163 | -2,310 | -1,509 | -1,645 | 9.00 |
| Total ....................| -1,141 | -1,128 | -726 | -684 | -5.77 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | -16.73 |
| Fabric ...................| 57 | 64 | 42 | 52 | 24.80 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.43 |
| Apparel ..................| -862 | -958 | -636 | -624 | -1.93 |
| Total ....................| -793 | -881 | -585 | -564 | -3.66 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 27 | 28 | 19 | 11 | -41.22 |
| Fabric ...................| 83 | 92 | 61 | 42 | -31.96 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1170.41 |
| Apparel ..................| -331 | -343 | -231 | -178 | -23.04 |
| Total ....................| -225 | -220 | -149 | -115 | -23.03 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 154 | 209 | 136 | 161 | 18.35 |
| Fabric ...................| 478 | 328 | 233 | 167 | -28.19 |
| Made-up ..................| -62 | -74 | -46 | -50 | 9.57 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,193 | -851 | -594 | -452 | -23.86 |
| Total ....................| -623 | -387 | -271 | -174 | -35.74 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 127.34 |
| Fabric ...................| 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 118.09 |
| Made-up ..................| 19 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 31.26 |
| Apparel ..................| 3 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 145.21 |
| Total ....................| 38 | 56 | 34 | 66 | 92.28 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 24 | 17 | 12 | -32.43 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 41.66 |
| Made-up ..................| 25 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 39.97 |
| Apparel ..................| -131 | -135 | -85 | -66 | -22.43 |
| Total ....................| -56 | -61 | -37 | -11 | -69.81 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 33 | 22 | 26 | 15.72 |
| Fabric ...................| 36 | 43 | 27 | 33 | 22.60 |
| Made-up ..................| 24 | 34 | 20 | 37 | 85.34 |
| Apparel ..................| -7 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 75.98 |
| Total ....................| 81 | 137 | 84 | 122 | 44.87 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -38.35 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27.72 |
| Made-up ..................| -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -18.07 |
| Apparel ..................| -102 | -90 | -57 | -69 | 19.77 |
| Total ....................| -101 | -90 | -57 | -69 | 20.04 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.