Trade Balance Report: Imports
04/09/09
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: General Imports
Type: Customs value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-February | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 2/08-|
| | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | 2009 | YTD |
| | | | | | 2/09 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3,845 | 3,793 | 645 | 467 | -27.59 |
| Fabric ...................| 7,185 | 6,784 | 1,147 | 839 | -26.79 |
| Made-up ..................| 19,557 | 19,166 | 3,207 | 2,670 | -16.76 |
| Apparel ..................| 76,737 | 74,244 | 11,967 | 10,574 | -11.64 |
| Total ....................| 107,323 | 103,987 | 16,966 | 14,550 | -14.24 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 528 | 414 | 84 | 61 | -27.65 |
| Fabric ...................| 947 | 791 | 137 | 98 | -28.70 |
| Made-up ..................| 418 | 355 | 61 | 46 | -24.60 |
| Apparel ..................| 989 | 726 | 138 | 86 | -37.84 |
| Total ....................| 2,881 | 2,286 | 421 | 291 | -30.90 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 412 | 406 | 64 | 58 | -9.24 |
| Fabric ...................| 608 | 494 | 83 | 64 | -23.21 |
| Made-up ..................| 914 | 771 | 127 | 114 | -10.09 |
| Apparel ..................| 4,660 | 4,159 | 640 | 519 | -18.94 |
| Total ....................| 6,594 | 5,830 | 914 | 755 | -17.42 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 102 | 126 | 18 | 10 | -45.12 |
| Fabric ...................| 314 | 330 | 55 | 37 | -33.35 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,939 | 1,978 | 370 | 303 | -18.18 |
| Apparel ..................| 3,225 | 3,124 | 609 | 557 | -8.51 |
| Total ....................| 5,580 | 5,559 | 1,052 | 906 | -13.84 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 62 | 38 | 5 | 3 | -31.02 |
| Fabric ...................| 164 | 118 | 18 | 15 | -18.21 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,489 | 1,473 | 224 | 221 | -1.36 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,514 | 1,509 | 205 | 193 | -5.80 |
| Total ....................| 3,230 | 3,139 | 452 | 432 | -4.37 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 447 | 571 | 83 | 62 | -25.67 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,256 | 1,378 | 228 | 167 | -26.91 |
| Made-up ..................| 11,058 | 11,213 | 1,874 | 1,558 | -16.83 |
| Apparel ..................| 24,749 | 24,776 | 3,706 | 3,594 | -3.03 |
| Total ....................| 37,510 | 37,938 | 5,892 | 5,381 | -8.66 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 337 | 307 | 51 | 30 | -41.99 |
| Fabric ...................| 622 | 543 | 95 | 75 | -20.36 |
| Made-up ..................| 88 | 76 | 12 | 8 | -31.96 |
| Apparel ..................| 641 | 517 | 89 | 54 | -39.54 |
| Total ....................| 1,688 | 1,444 | 247 | 167 | -32.34 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -36.44 |
| Fabric ...................| 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -29.02 |
| Made-up ..................| 96 | 73 | 14 | 9 | -34.59 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,048 | 1,564 | 321 | 87 | -72.87 |
| Total ....................| 2,159 | 1,649 | 337 | 98 | -71.03 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 192 | 160 | 33 | 14 | -57.63 |
| Fabric ...................| 376 | 344 | 55 | 36 | -34.27 |
| Made-up ..................| 183 | 176 | 32 | 27 | -16.68 |
| Apparel ..................| 865 | 724 | 128 | 95 | -25.47 |
| Total ....................| 1,617 | 1,404 | 247 | 172 | -30.56 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 226 | 234 | 38 | 28 | -26.62 |
| Fabric ...................| 420 | 409 | 67 | 51 | -23.72 |
| Made-up ..................| 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | -28.75 |
| Apparel ..................| 71 | 51 | 13 | 10 | -24.78 |
| Total ....................| 743 | 718 | 122 | 91 | -24.89 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 793 | 764 | 125 | 101 | -19.27 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,597 | 1,466 | 256 | 166 | -35.22 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,117 | 936 | 146 | 102 | -30.08 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,265 | 2,098 | 377 | 277 | -26.61 |
| Total ....................| 5,773 | 5,262 | 904 | 645 | -28.60 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 296 | 321 | 56 | 32 | -43.25 |
| Fabric ...................| 192 | 173 | 29 | 29 | -1.12 |
| Made-up ..................| 576 | 598 | 96 | 98 | 1.67 |
| Apparel ..................| 15,296 | 15,608 | 2,611 | 2,466 | -5.57 |
| Total ....................| 16,361 | 16,699 | 2,793 | 2,625 | -6.02 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10.83 |
| Fabric ...................| 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | -21.71 |
| Made-up ..................| 146 | 165 | 22 | 19 | -17.07 |
| Apparel ..................| 8,483 | 8,115 | 1,217 | 952 | -21.78 |
| Total ....................| 8,662 | 8,317 | 1,245 | 976 | -21.60 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Fabric ...................| 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -67.78 |
| Made-up ..................| 159 | 176 | 32 | 34 | 6.19 |
| Apparel ..................| 6,276 | 6,513 | 1,023 | 1,026 | 0.32 |
| Total ....................| 6,452 | 6,704 | 1,058 | 1,062 | 0.43 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.