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 |
|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 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -64 | -75 | -51 | -62 | 19.54 |
| Fabric ...................| -295 | -290 | -191 | -207 | 8.40 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,850 | -1,914 | -1,266 | -1,304 | 2.95 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,226 | -3,208 | -2,338 | -2,231 | -4.56 |
| Total ....................| -5,435 | -5,487 | -3,847 | -3,804 | -1.12 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -108 | -40 | -31 | -3 | -91.05 |
| Fabric ...................| -251 | -158 | -111 | -75 | -32.87 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,513 | -1,487 | -1,007 | -980 | -2.72 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,425 | -1,509 | -993 | -981 | -1.15 |
| Total ....................| -3,297 | -3,194 | -2,142 | -2,039 | -4.84 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -96 | -55 | -39 | -62 | 56.40 |
| Fabric ...................| -815 | -899 | -591 | -671 | 13.44 |
| Made-up ..................| -9,892 | -11,013 | -7,255 | -7,492 | 3.26 |
| Apparel ..................| -20,626 | -24,724 | -16,035 | -15,269 | -4.78 |
| Total ....................| -31,429 | -36,691 | -23,921 | -23,493 | -1.79 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -246 | -247 | -179 | -145 | -19.01 |
| Fabric ...................| -588 | -565 | -385 | -344 | -10.69 |
| Made-up ..................| -91 | -48 | -32 | -28 | -12.27 |
| Apparel ..................| -882 | -572 | -391 | -287 | -26.65 |
| Total ....................| -1,806 | -1,432 | -988 | -804 | -18.57 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 71 | 75 | 52 | 66 | 27.33 |
| Fabric ...................| 188 | 164 | 108 | 103 | -4.09 |
| Made-up ..................| -42 | -43 | -29 | -13 | -55.63 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,791 | -2,002 | -1,163 | -1,057 | -9.17 |
| Total ....................| -2,575 | -1,805 | -1,033 | -900 | -12.85 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -133 | -169 | -120 | -98 | -18.42 |
| Fabric ...................| -354 | -356 | -236 | -218 | -7.69 |
| Made-up ..................| -150 | -157 | -103 | -110 | 6.43 |
| Apparel ..................| -998 | -851 | -562 | -485 | -13.69 |
| Total ....................| -1,635 | -1,534 | -1,022 | -911 | -10.82 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -95 | -124 | -85 | -80 | -6.69 |
| Fabric ...................| -237 | -293 | -187 | -195 | 4.43 |
| Made-up ..................| 95 | 85 | 64 | 42 | -34.46 |
| Apparel ..................| 187 | 132 | 93 | 96 | 3.54 |
| Total ....................| -51 | -200 | -115 | -136 | 18.70 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -306 | -253 | -195 | -148 | -23.86 |
| Fabric ...................| -794 | -935 | -615 | -549 | -10.78 |
| Made-up ..................| -825 | -782 | -551 | -414 | -24.83 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,754 | -1,869 | -1,258 | -1,177 | -6.41 |
| Total ....................| -3,680 | -3,838 | -2,618 | -2,288 | -12.61 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -108 | -140 | -91 | -102 | 12.65 |
| Fabric ...................| -55 | -22 | -16 | 3 | -117.05 |
| Made-up ..................| -530 | -522 | -354 | -363 | 2.60 |
| Apparel ..................| -13,872 | -15,258 | -10,134 | -10,430 | 2.93 |
| Total ....................| -14,566 | -15,942 | -10,595 | -10,893 | 2.81 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 874 | 1,072 | 691 | 890 | 28.85 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,638 | 1,531 | 1,048 | 996 | -4.89 |
| Made-up ..................| -4 | -3 | -1 | -20 | 1622.20 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,750 | -7,614 | -5,051 | -5,056 | 0.10 |
| Total ....................| -5,243 | -5,014 | -3,314 | -3,190 | -3.74 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -1 | 4 | -0 | 8 | -2276.04 |
| Fabric ...................| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 111.42 |
| Made-up ..................| -142 | -149 | -105 | -117 | 11.39 |
| Apparel ..................| -5,713 | -6,205 | -4,188 | -4,237 | 1.17 |
| Total ....................| -5,849 | -6,347 | -4,292 | -4,343 | 1.18 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.