Trade Act of 2000 Category 81 
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                                          |                                     |                                                December 8, 2008    A18
                                          |      TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS      |
                                          |       By Category, 10/2008 Data     |
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                                           Category  81:  SILK AND VEG. APPAREL
                                                    Data in Million M2  

                                                                                                       Year-to-Date             Year-Ending
                                                                                    2006     2007   10/2007   10/2008       10/2008     9/2008    8/2008

   _CBI
 Total Imports.................................................................    1.675    1.549     1.075     2.327         2.801      2.829     2.809
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.222    0.283     0.255     0.798         0.826      0.836     0.838
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.402    0.032     0.030     0.013         0.014      0.012     0.009
   9802.00.8044 Apparel assembled from U.S. cut fabric from U.S. yarn(807A+)...    0.058    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.079    0.028     0.027     0.011         0.013      0.011     0.009
   9820.11.18     Knit apparel from U.S. fabric, yarn and thread(809)..........    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001
   9820.11.24     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.254    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.27     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.011    0.004     0.004     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.62.05     Apparel articles from Haiti..(HOPE Act)......................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.000


   _AGOA
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.224    0.060     0.053     0.211         0.218      0.216     0.239
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.136    0.031     0.030     0.191         0.193      0.193     0.217
   9819.11.09     Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn.......    0.000    0.002     0.002     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.135    0.029     0.028     0.188         0.189      0.189     0.213
   9819.11.21     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
   9819.11.27     Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles...................    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9819.11.30     Apparel from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread (mixed cutting)......    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   _ANDEAN (ATPA)
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.311    0.322     0.273     0.298         0.347      0.341     0.330
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.080    0.000     0.000     0.004         0.004      0.004     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.174    0.266     0.225     0.236         0.277      0.274     0.271
   9821.11.01     Apparel assembled from U.S. fabric (finishing in U.S.).......    0.012    0.010     0.005     0.010         0.015      0.018     0.019
   9821.11.04     Apparel, chief value of llama, alpaca or vicuna..............    0.001    0.003     0.003     0.006         0.006      0.004     0.005
   9821.11.07     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.006    0.004     0.004     0.006         0.006      0.006     0.006
   9821.11.10     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001
   9821.11.13     Combinations of 9821.11.01 through 9821.11.10, inclusive.....    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.000
   9821.11.25     Apparel assembled from ATPDEA fabric from U.S. or ATPDEA.yarn    0.155    0.248     0.213     0.211         0.247      0.242     0.239


   Guatemala
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.471    0.273     0.253     0.662         0.682      0.678     0.674
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.010    0.137     0.137     0.561         0.561      0.561     0.561
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.090    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9802.00.8044 Apparel assembled from U.S. cut fabric from U.S. yarn(807A+)...    0.047    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.036    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.24     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.007    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Belize
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.011    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   El Salvador
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.352    0.322     0.265     0.425         0.482      0.492     0.506
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.061    0.065     0.050     0.211         0.226      0.234     0.233
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.008    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.008    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Honduras
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.088    0.471     0.155     0.913         1.229      1.251     1.209
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.008    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.012    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.24     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.002    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.27     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.010    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Nicaragua
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.010    0.040     0.037     0.048         0.052      0.051     0.051
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.000    0.003     0.000     0.000         0.003      0.003     0.003
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Costa Rica
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.015    0.013     0.011     0.016         0.018      0.017     0.015
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.011    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.003    0.009     0.007     0.011         0.013      0.011     0.009
   9802.00.8044 Apparel assembled from U.S. cut fabric from U.S. yarn(807A+)...    0.002    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.000    0.009     0.007     0.011         0.013      0.011     0.009
   9820.11.27     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Panama
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.025    0.025     0.023     0.015         0.017      0.016     0.019
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.24     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Bahamas
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Jamaica
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001


   Haiti
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.000
   9820.62.05     Apparel articles from Haiti..(HOPE Act)......................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.000


   Dominican Republic
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.698    0.376     0.329     0.243         0.291      0.293     0.306
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.132    0.078     0.068     0.026         0.036      0.038     0.041
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.288    0.023     0.023     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9802.00.8044 Apparel assembled from U.S. cut fabric from U.S. yarn(807A+)...    0.009    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.06     Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809    0.034    0.019     0.019     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.18     Knit apparel from U.S. fabric, yarn and thread(809)..........    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.24     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.244    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9820.11.27     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.001    0.004     0.004     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   British Virgin Isls.
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   St Kitts and Nevis
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.002    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   St Lucia
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.026     0.000     0.000         0.026      0.026     0.026


   Grenada
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Barbados
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Trinidad and Tobago
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Netherlands Antilles
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002


   Aruba
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Colombia
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.285    0.244     0.203     0.239         0.280      0.275     0.266
  9802.00.8068 Articles assembled from any fabric cut in the United States(807)    0.080    0.000     0.000     0.004         0.004      0.004     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.159    0.212     0.175     0.195         0.232      0.237     0.236
   9821.11.01     Apparel assembled from U.S. fabric (finishing in U.S.).......    0.012    0.009     0.004     0.009         0.014      0.017     0.019
   9821.11.04     Apparel, chief value of llama, alpaca or vicuna..............    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.07     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.006    0.004     0.004     0.006         0.006      0.006     0.006
   9821.11.10     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001
   9821.11.25     Apparel assembled from ATPDEA fabric from U.S. or ATPDEA.yarn    0.141    0.198     0.167     0.178         0.210      0.212     0.210


   Guyana
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001
   9820.11.18     Knit apparel from U.S. fabric, yarn and thread(809)..........    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001


   Ecuador
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.004    0.018     0.016     0.024         0.026      0.022     0.021
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.001    0.013     0.011     0.021         0.022      0.017     0.016
   9821.11.04     Apparel, chief value of llama, alpaca or vicuna..............    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.001
   9821.11.13     Combinations of 9821.11.01 through 9821.11.10, inclusive.....    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.000
   9821.11.25     Apparel assembled from ATPDEA fabric from U.S. or ATPDEA.yarn    0.000    0.012     0.011     0.019         0.021      0.015     0.015


   Peru
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.020    0.058     0.053     0.033         0.038      0.041     0.041
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.014    0.041     0.038     0.019         0.022      0.019     0.019
   9821.11.01     Apparel assembled from U.S. fabric (finishing in U.S.).......    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.04     Apparel, chief value of llama, alpaca or vicuna..............    0.001    0.002     0.002     0.005         0.005      0.004     0.004
   9821.11.10     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA).....    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.25     Apparel assembled from ATPDEA fabric from U.S. or ATPDEA.yarn    0.013    0.038     0.035     0.014         0.016      0.015     0.014


   Bolivia
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.001    0.002     0.001     0.002         0.003      0.003     0.003
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.01     Apparel assembled from U.S. fabric (finishing in U.S.).......    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.04     Apparel, chief value of llama, alpaca or vicuna..............    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9821.11.25     Apparel assembled from ATPDEA fabric from U.S. or ATPDEA.yarn    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Mali
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Ghana
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.003    0.003     0.002     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Nigeria
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.002    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Ethiopia
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.001    0.001     0.001     0.006         0.007      0.007     0.007
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.001    0.001     0.001     0.006         0.006      0.007     0.007
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.000    0.001     0.001     0.006         0.006      0.006     0.006
   9819.11.27     Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles...................    0.001    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Kenya
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.098    0.005     0.004     0.149         0.150      0.150     0.149
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.048    0.000     0.000     0.148         0.148      0.148     0.148
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.048    0.000     0.000     0.148         0.148      0.148     0.148


   Mauritius
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.017    0.008     0.008     0.005         0.005      0.005     0.005
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
   9819.11.21     Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002


   Madagascar
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.046    0.008     0.006     0.038         0.039      0.040     0.042
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.044    0.006     0.004     0.033         0.035      0.035     0.037
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.044    0.006     0.004     0.033         0.035      0.035     0.037


   South Africa
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.015    0.014     0.010     0.009         0.013      0.011     0.011
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.002     0.002     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
   9819.11.09     Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn.......    0.000    0.002     0.002     0.002         0.002      0.002     0.002
   9819.11.30     Apparel from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread (mixed cutting)......    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Botswana
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.042    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.042    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.042    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Swaziland
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.000


   Malawi
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.000     0.000     0.001         0.001      0.001     0.001


   Lesotho
 Total Imports.................................................................    0.000    0.022     0.022     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.022
  Imports under Trade Preference Programs.............(Total of items below)...    0.000    0.022     0.022     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.022
   9819.11.12     Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed countr    0.000    0.022     0.022     0.000         0.000      0.000     0.022

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.