Trade Balance Report: Imports
10/10/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs 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 .....................| 3,837 | 3,845 | 2,597 | 2,597 | 0.01 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,010 | 7,185 | 4,782 | 4,698 | -1.75 |
| Made-up ..................| 18,347 | 19,557 | 12,984 | 12,885 | -0.76 |
| Apparel ..................| 74,586 | 76,737 | 50,981 | 48,827 | -4.23 |
| Total ....................| 103,780 | 107,323 | 71,344 | 69,007 | -3.28 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 573 | 528 | 367 | 294 | -19.85 |
| Fabric ...................| 991 | 947 | 637 | 545 | -14.39 |
| Made-up ..................| 439 | 418 | 287 | 246 | -14.37 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,199 | 989 | 671 | 518 | -22.85 |
| Total ....................| 3,203 | 2,881 | 1,962 | 1,603 | -18.30 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 501 | 412 | 281 | 274 | -2.68 |
| Fabric ...................| 550 | 608 | 404 | 346 | -14.28 |
| Made-up ..................| 868 | 914 | 622 | 528 | -15.06 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,482 | 4,660 | 3,178 | 2,821 | -11.21 |
| Total ....................| 7,401 | 6,594 | 4,485 | 3,970 | -11.48 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 92 | 102 | 69 | 84 | 22.14 |
| Fabric ...................| 324 | 314 | 207 | 226 | 9.27 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,872 | 1,939 | 1,284 | 1,323 | 3.04 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,244 | 3,225 | 2,350 | 2,241 | -4.62 |
| Total ....................| 5,533 | 5,580 | 3,909 | 3,874 | -0.90 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 120 | 62 | 45 | 24 | -48.05 |
| Fabric ...................| 259 | 164 | 116 | 77 | -34.11 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,518 | 1,489 | 1,009 | 981 | -2.76 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,428 | 1,514 | 996 | 986 | -0.94 |
| Total ....................| 3,325 | 3,230 | 2,166 | 2,068 | -4.56 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 416 | 447 | 281 | 372 | 32.52 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,162 | 1,256 | 826 | 944 | 14.29 |
| Made-up ..................| 9,926 | 11,059 | 7,288 | 7,527 | 3.28 |
| Apparel ..................| 20,647 | 24,749 | 16,050 | 15,290 | -4.74 |
| Total ....................| 32,151 | 37,511 | 24,445 | 24,133 | -1.28 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 310 | 337 | 231 | 214 | -7.35 |
| Fabric ...................| 648 | 622 | 422 | 384 | -9.14 |
| Made-up ..................| 119 | 88 | 58 | 51 | -12.03 |
| Apparel ..................| 934 | 641 | 436 | 344 | -20.98 |
| Total ....................| 2,011 | 1,688 | 1,148 | 994 | -13.42 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -15.89 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 12 | 8 | 6 | -23.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 83 | 96 | 62 | 52 | -15.92 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,826 | 2,048 | 1,193 | 1,094 | -8.26 |
| Total ....................| 2,931 | 2,159 | 1,266 | 1,155 | -8.75 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 156 | 192 | 134 | 116 | -13.68 |
| Fabric ...................| 379 | 376 | 249 | 233 | -6.09 |
| Made-up ..................| 173 | 183 | 121 | 123 | 1.10 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,011 | 865 | 571 | 493 | -13.62 |
| Total ....................| 1,719 | 1,617 | 1,075 | 965 | -10.22 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 204 | 226 | 149 | 163 | 8.89 |
| Fabric ...................| 392 | 420 | 278 | 279 | 0.40 |
| Made-up ..................| 28 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 4.80 |
| Apparel ..................| 69 | 71 | 48 | 38 | -22.14 |
| Total ....................| 692 | 743 | 492 | 497 | 0.91 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 755 | 793 | 546 | 513 | -6.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,462 | 1,597 | 1,068 | 1,042 | -2.44 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,136 | 1,117 | 767 | 632 | -17.61 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,104 | 2,265 | 1,513 | 1,494 | -1.22 |
| Total ....................| 5,458 | 5,773 | 3,894 | 3,680 | -5.48 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 257 | 296 | 193 | 220 | 14.03 |
| Fabric ...................| 192 | 192 | 123 | 117 | -4.85 |
| Made-up ..................| 580 | 576 | 386 | 403 | 4.48 |
| Apparel ..................| 13,907 | 15,296 | 10,159 | 10,465 | 3.01 |
| Total ....................| 14,936 | 16,361 | 10,860 | 11,204 | 3.17 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 38.23 |
| Fabric ...................| 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | -4.99 |
| Made-up ..................| 146 | 146 | 96 | 105 | 9.12 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,015 | 8,483 | 5,705 | 5,435 | -4.73 |
| Total ....................| 9,191 | 8,662 | 5,823 | 5,565 | -4.43 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | -6.05 |
| Fabric ...................| 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -24.61 |
| Made-up ..................| 153 | 159 | 112 | 126 | 12.43 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,766 | 6,276 | 4,229 | 4,306 | 1.81 |
| Total ....................| 5,935 | 6,452 | 4,352 | 4,441 | 2.04 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.