Trade Balance Report: Imports
12/11/08
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-October | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 10/07-|
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | YTD |
| | | | | | 10/08 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3,837 | 3,845 | 3,239 | 3,264 | 0.77 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,010 | 7,185 | 5,993 | 5,821 | -2.86 |
| Made-up ..................| 18,347 | 19,557 | 16,425 | 16,334 | -0.55 |
| Apparel ..................| 74,586 | 76,737 | 65,578 | 63,713 | -2.84 |
| Total ....................| 103,780 | 107,323 | 91,234 | 89,132 | -2.30 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 573 | 528 | 458 | 364 | -20.49 |
| Fabric ...................| 991 | 947 | 800 | 684 | -14.53 |
| Made-up ..................| 439 | 418 | 357 | 307 | -13.81 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,199 | 989 | 848 | 649 | -23.53 |
| Total ....................| 3,203 | 2,881 | 2,462 | 2,004 | -18.63 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 501 | 412 | 347 | 348 | 0.16 |
| Fabric ...................| 550 | 608 | 510 | 429 | -15.95 |
| Made-up ..................| 868 | 914 | 773 | 662 | -14.45 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,482 | 4,660 | 3,965 | 3,549 | -10.49 |
| Total ....................| 7,401 | 6,594 | 5,596 | 4,988 | -10.88 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 92 | 102 | 86 | 106 | 22.56 |
| Fabric ...................| 324 | 314 | 261 | 283 | 8.24 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,872 | 1,939 | 1,616 | 1,679 | 3.91 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,244 | 3,225 | 2,805 | 2,702 | -3.67 |
| Total ....................| 5,533 | 5,580 | 4,769 | 4,770 | 0.03 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 120 | 62 | 55 | 33 | -40.50 |
| Fabric ...................| 259 | 164 | 141 | 98 | -30.47 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,518 | 1,489 | 1,263 | 1,237 | -2.05 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,428 | 1,514 | 1,283 | 1,272 | -0.89 |
| Total ....................| 3,325 | 3,230 | 2,742 | 2,640 | -3.74 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 416 | 447 | 363 | 484 | 33.21 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,162 | 1,256 | 1,034 | 1,182 | 14.35 |
| Made-up ..................| 9,926 | 11,059 | 9,283 | 9,584 | 3.24 |
| Apparel ..................| 20,647 | 24,749 | 21,468 | 21,207 | -1.22 |
| Total ....................| 32,151 | 37,511 | 32,148 | 32,457 | 0.96 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 310 | 337 | 282 | 267 | -5.17 |
| Fabric ...................| 648 | 622 | 520 | 467 | -10.24 |
| Made-up ..................| 119 | 88 | 73 | 64 | -11.64 |
| Apparel ..................| 934 | 641 | 553 | 454 | -17.89 |
| Total ....................| 2,011 | 1,688 | 1,428 | 1,253 | -12.28 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -11.74 |
| Fabric ...................| 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | -24.76 |
| Made-up ..................| 83 | 96 | 79 | 65 | -17.46 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,826 | 2,048 | 1,648 | 1,432 | -13.14 |
| Total ....................| 2,931 | 2,159 | 1,739 | 1,506 | -13.40 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 156 | 192 | 165 | 144 | -12.77 |
| Fabric ...................| 379 | 376 | 321 | 300 | -6.52 |
| Made-up ..................| 173 | 183 | 155 | 153 | -1.05 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,011 | 865 | 738 | 628 | -14.88 |
| Total ....................| 1,719 | 1,617 | 1,378 | 1,225 | -11.13 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 204 | 226 | 191 | 203 | 6.30 |
| Fabric ...................| 392 | 420 | 346 | 346 | -0.10 |
| Made-up ..................| 28 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 0.12 |
| Apparel ..................| 69 | 71 | 59 | 45 | -23.68 |
| Total ....................| 692 | 743 | 617 | 615 | -0.35 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 755 | 793 | 672 | 653 | -2.75 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,462 | 1,597 | 1,323 | 1,264 | -4.46 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,136 | 1,117 | 931 | 786 | -15.57 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,104 | 2,265 | 1,888 | 1,804 | -4.43 |
| Total ....................| 5,458 | 5,773 | 4,814 | 4,508 | -6.36 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 257 | 296 | 250 | 279 | 11.53 |
| Fabric ...................| 192 | 192 | 162 | 147 | -9.43 |
| Made-up ..................| 580 | 576 | 487 | 511 | 4.87 |
| Apparel ..................| 13,907 | 15,296 | 12,951 | 13,362 | 3.18 |
| Total ....................| 14,936 | 16,361 | 13,849 | 14,298 | 3.24 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 35.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | -6.95 |
| Made-up ..................| 146 | 146 | 122 | 136 | 11.31 |
| Apparel ..................| 9,015 | 8,483 | 7,153 | 6,914 | -3.35 |
| Total ....................| 9,191 | 8,662 | 7,302 | 7,080 | -3.04 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | -4.59 |
| Fabric ...................| 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -25.02 |
| Made-up ..................| 153 | 159 | 138 | 153 | 10.56 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,766 | 6,276 | 5,367 | 5,574 | 3.86 |
| Total ....................| 5,935 | 6,452 | 5,520 | 5,740 | 3.99 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.