Trade Balance Report: Imports
02/14/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-December | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 12/06-|
| | 2005 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | YTD |
| | | | | | 12/07 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3,714 | 3,837 | 3,837 | 3,845 | 0.20 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,093 | 7,010 | 7,010 | 7,184 | 2.48 |
| Made-up ..................| 16,673 | 18,347 | 18,347 | 19,554 | 6.58 |
| Apparel ..................| 71,951 | 74,586 | 74,586 | 76,738 | 2.89 |
| Total ....................| 99,431 | 103,780 | 103,780 | 107,321 | 3.41 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 580 | 573 | 573 | 528 | -7.88 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,052 | 991 | 991 | 946 | -4.54 |
| Made-up ..................| 470 | 439 | 439 | 418 | -4.90 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,306 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 989 | -17.52 |
| Total ....................| 3,408 | 3,203 | 3,203 | 2,881 | -10.05 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 544 | 501 | 501 | 412 | -17.73 |
| Fabric ...................| 542 | 550 | 550 | 608 | 10.52 |
| Made-up ..................| 859 | 868 | 868 | 914 | 5.29 |
| Apparel ..................| 6,272 | 5,482 | 5,482 | 4,660 | -14.98 |
| Total ....................| 8,217 | 7,401 | 7,401 | 6,594 | -10.90 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 61 | 92 | 92 | 102 | 10.84 |
| Fabric ...................| 302 | 324 | 324 | 314 | -3.17 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,705 | 1,872 | 1,872 | 1,939 | 3.58 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,061 | 3,244 | 3,244 | 3,225 | -0.60 |
| Total ....................| 5,129 | 5,533 | 5,533 | 5,580 | 0.85 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 114 | 120 | 120 | 62 | -48.10 |
| Fabric ...................| 300 | 259 | 259 | 164 | -36.37 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,280 | 1,518 | 1,518 | 1,489 | -1.89 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,274 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,514 | 6.03 |
| Total ....................| 2,968 | 3,325 | 3,325 | 3,230 | -2.84 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 326 | 416 | 416 | 447 | 7.36 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,041 | 1,162 | 1,162 | 1,256 | 8.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 8,589 | 9,926 | 9,926 | 11,056 | 11.38 |
| Apparel ..................| 17,497 | 20,647 | 20,647 | 24,750 | 19.87 |
| Total ....................| 27,453 | 32,151 | 32,151 | 37,509 | 16.66 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 323 | 310 | 310 | 337 | 8.81 |
| Fabric ...................| 666 | 648 | 648 | 622 | -3.90 |
| Made-up ..................| 120 | 119 | 119 | 88 | -26.15 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,191 | 934 | 934 | 641 | -31.39 |
| Total ....................| 2,300 | 2,011 | 2,011 | 1,688 | -16.03 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 222.48 |
| Fabric ...................| 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | -45.46 |
| Made-up ..................| 90 | 83 | 83 | 96 | 15.33 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,536 | 2,826 | 2,826 | 2,048 | -27.52 |
| Total ....................| 3,665 | 2,931 | 2,931 | 2,159 | -26.35 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 160 | 156 | 156 | 192 | 23.30 |
| Fabric ...................| 413 | 379 | 379 | 376 | -0.77 |
| Made-up ..................| 153 | 173 | 173 | 183 | 5.83 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,140 | 1,011 | 1,011 | 865 | -14.43 |
| Total ....................| 1,866 | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,617 | -5.96 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 188 | 204 | 204 | 226 | 10.96 |
| Fabric ...................| 389 | 392 | 392 | 420 | 7.22 |
| Made-up ..................| 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | -8.70 |
| Apparel ..................| 90 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 4.02 |
| Total ....................| 694 | 692 | 692 | 743 | 7.36 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 745 | 755 | 755 | 793 | 5.03 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,518 | 1,462 | 1,462 | 1,597 | 9.24 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,109 | 1,136 | 1,136 | 1,117 | -1.68 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,203 | 2,104 | 2,104 | 2,265 | 7.65 |
| Total ....................| 5,574 | 5,458 | 5,458 | 5,773 | 5.77 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 221 | 257 | 257 | 296 | 15.35 |
| Fabric ...................| 201 | 192 | 192 | 192 | -0.32 |
| Made-up ..................| 598 | 580 | 580 | 576 | -0.70 |
| Apparel ..................| 12,040 | 13,907 | 13,907 | 15,296 | 9.99 |
| Total ....................| 13,059 | 14,936 | 14,936 | 16,361 | 9.54 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -0.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15.71 |
| Made-up ..................| 150 | 146 | 146 | 146 | -0.05 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,665 | 9,015 | 9,015 | 8,483 | -5.90 |
| Total ....................| 9,845 | 9,191 | 9,191 | 8,662 | -5.76 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26.97 |
| Fabric ...................| 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -21.46 |
| Made-up ..................| 152 | 153 | 153 | 159 | 3.95 |
| Apparel ..................| 4,863 | 5,766 | 5,766 | 6,276 | 8.86 |
| Total ....................| 5,032 | 5,935 | 5,935 | 6,452 | 8.71 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.