Trade Balance Report: Exports
10/10/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Total exports
Type: F.A.S. 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 .....................| 3,799 | 4,038 | 2,638 | 3,037 | 15.13 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,875 | 7,441 | 5,071 | 4,987 | -1.67 |
| Made-up ..................| 2,672 | 2,853 | 1,865 | 1,990 | 6.73 |
| Apparel ..................| 4,599 | 4,020 | 2,720 | 2,778 | 2.13 |
| Total ....................| 18,945 | 18,353 | 12,294 | 12,792 | 4.05 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2,279 | 2,258 | 1,507 | 1,670 | 10.83 |
| Fabric ...................| 5,730 | 5,367 | 3,674 | 3,485 | -5.15 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,780 | 1,872 | 1,225 | 1,330 | 8.61 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,272 | 2,772 | 1,899 | 1,843 | -2.92 |
| Total ....................| 13,061 | 12,268 | 8,304 | 8,328 | 0.29 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 875 | 1,073 | 692 | 895 | 29.30 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,573 | 1,479 | 1,012 | 960 | -5.09 |
| Made-up ..................| 87 | 86 | 60 | 51 | -16.45 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,064 | 773 | 574 | 350 | -39.05 |
| Total ....................| 3,598 | 3,411 | 2,338 | 2,255 | -3.53 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,335 | 1,113 | 766 | 724 | -5.45 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,064 | 3,787 | 2,600 | 2,440 | -6.15 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,605 | 1,683 | 1,101 | 1,188 | 7.90 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,128 | 1,910 | 1,269 | 1,411 | 11.21 |
| Total ....................| 9,133 | 8,493 | 5,735 | 5,763 | 0.48 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 622 | 561 | 388 | 365 | -6.06 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,240 | 1,180 | 805 | 793 | -1.44 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,291 | 1,357 | 879 | 964 | 9.68 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,154 | 1,219 | 804 | 955 | 18.83 |
| Total ....................| 4,307 | 4,317 | 2,876 | 3,078 | 7.00 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 713 | 552 | 377 | 359 | -4.82 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,824 | 2,607 | 1,794 | 1,646 | -8.26 |
| Made-up ..................| 315 | 326 | 222 | 223 | 0.82 |
| Apparel ..................| 974 | 691 | 465 | 456 | -1.95 |
| Total ....................| 4,825 | 4,176 | 2,859 | 2,685 | -6.08 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 72 | 84 | 53 | 49 | -6.46 |
| Fabric ...................| 121 | 120 | 84 | 80 | -4.79 |
| Made-up ..................| 15 | 21 | 16 | 9 | -45.59 |
| Apparel ..................| 51 | 80 | 60 | 41 | -31.85 |
| Total ....................| 259 | 304 | 213 | 179 | -15.89 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 113 | 120 | 77 | 94 | 20.86 |
| Fabric ...................| 304 | 300 | 199 | 213 | 7.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | -12.93 |
| Apparel ..................| 149 | 117 | 88 | 42 | -52.26 |
| Total ....................| 580 | 550 | 373 | 356 | -4.53 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 489 | 614 | 394 | 565 | 43.40 |
| Fabric ...................| 526 | 570 | 389 | 402 | 3.27 |
| Made-up ..................| 23 | 23 | 15 | 12 | -22.67 |
| Apparel ..................| 355 | 277 | 207 | 102 | -50.71 |
| Total ....................| 1,393 | 1,485 | 1,005 | 1,081 | 7.51 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | -16.55 |
| Fabric ...................| 57 | 64 | 42 | 53 | 24.55 |
| Made-up ..................| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15.33 |
| Apparel ..................| 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | -43.01 |
| Total ....................| 87 | 88 | 59 | 65 | 10.64 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 35 | 33 | 24 | 18 | -23.13 |
| Fabric ...................| 84 | 93 | 62 | 43 | -30.23 |
| Made-up ..................| 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 93.29 |
| Apparel ..................| 134 | 80 | 59 | 46 | -22.28 |
| Total ....................| 260 | 217 | 151 | 119 | -21.07 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 156 | 210 | 137 | 163 | 18.79 |
| Fabric ...................| 481 | 332 | 236 | 170 | -28.01 |
| Made-up ..................| 25 | 17 | 13 | 9 | -32.69 |
| Apparel ..................| 358 | 208 | 152 | 114 | -24.73 |
| Total ....................| 1,019 | 767 | 537 | 455 | -15.26 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 82.92 |
| Fabric ...................| 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 21.01 |
| Made-up ..................| 22 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 19.12 |
| Apparel ..................| 29 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 46.36 |
| Total ....................| 73 | 84 | 55 | 75 | 36.23 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 28 | 24 | 17 | 12 | -31.85 |
| Fabric ...................| 23 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 41.01 |
| Made-up ..................| 26 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 30.05 |
| Apparel ..................| 15 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 43.65 |
| Total ....................| 92 | 94 | 61 | 72 | 17.79 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 34 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 16.14 |
| Fabric ...................| 53 | 59 | 37 | 50 | 36.80 |
| Made-up ..................| 39 | 49 | 29 | 49 | 68.35 |
| Apparel ..................| 35 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 47.46 |
| Total ....................| 161 | 184 | 114 | 162 | 42.07 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -39.72 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 726.93 |
| Apparel ..................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.26 |
| Total ....................| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.32 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.