Trade Balance Report: Imports
02/15/08
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 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,147 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 964 | -12.04 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,636 | 1,579 | 1,579 | 1,598 | 1.18 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,500 | 1,472 | 1,472 | 1,500 | 1.88 |
| Apparel ..................| 17,101 | 15,484 | 15,484 | 13,888 | -10.31 |
| Total ....................| 21,384 | 19,632 | 19,632 | 17,950 | -8.57 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2.69 |
| Fabric ...................| 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24.63 |
| Made-up ..................| 148 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 0.70 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,172 | 8,488 | 8,488 | 7,975 | -6.05 |
| Total ....................| 9,347 | 8,661 | 8,661 | 8,152 | -5.87 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,123 | 1,074 | 1,074 | 940 | -12.47 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,594 | 1,541 | 1,541 | 1,554 | 0.84 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,329 | 1,307 | 1,307 | 1,332 | 1.87 |
| Apparel ..................| 7,578 | 6,681 | 6,681 | 5,649 | -15.44 |
| Total ....................| 11,625 | 10,603 | 10,603 | 9,475 | -10.64 |
|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 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2.56 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.74 |
| Made-up ..................| 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3.34 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,817 | 1,667 | 1,667 | 1,451 | -12.95 |
| Total ....................| 1,835 | 1,682 | 1,682 | 1,467 | -12.82 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131.26 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 29.14 |
| Made-up ..................| 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | -15.27 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,619 | 1,408 | 1,408 | 1,486 | 5.58 |
| Total ....................| 1,650 | 1,437 | 1,437 | 1,513 | 5.29 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 170.44 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Made-up ..................| 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46.13 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,686 | 2,518 | 2,518 | 2,588 | 2.75 |
| Total ....................| 2,701 | 2,535 | 2,535 | 2,612 | 3.06 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.45 |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 645.73 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -27.27 |
| Apparel ..................| 716 | 879 | 879 | 968 | 10.06 |
| Total ....................| 717 | 880 | 880 | 969 | 10.06 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -25.56 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7.69 |
| Made-up ..................| 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | -35.13 |
| Apparel ..................| 483 | 465 | 465 | 423 | -9.03 |
| Total ....................| 498 | 485 | 485 | 437 | -9.87 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -37.81 |
| Fabric ...................| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 90.88 |
| Made-up ..................| 89 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 3.38 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,851 | 1,551 | 1,551 | 1,059 | -31.71 |
| Total ....................| 1,946 | 1,642 | 1,642 | 1,155 | -29.67 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.93 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 76.44 |
| Made-up ..................| 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 60.06 |
| Apparel ..................| 24 | 26 | 26 | 12 | -52.57 |
| Total ....................| 33 | 35 | 35 | 27 | -22.30 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.70 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -39.32 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75.60 |
| Apparel ..................| 157 | 146 | 146 | 151 | 3.59 |
| Total ....................| 160 | 149 | 149 | 154 | 3.94 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25.44 |
| Fabric ...................| 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | -4.77 |
| Made-up ..................| 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | -4.95 |
| Apparel ..................| 115 | 42 | 42 | 10 | -75.76 |
| Total ....................| 159 | 80 | 80 | 48 | -40.08 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -76.32 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -21.49 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27.05 |
| Apparel ..................| 57 | 102 | 102 | 90 | -11.35 |
| Total ....................| 61 | 104 | 104 | 93 | -10.92 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.