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 |
|FTA Total | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,031 | 917 | 166 | 129 | -21.90 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,754 | 1,533 | 264 | 204 | -22.93 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,649 | 1,456 | 237 | 203 | -14.46 |
| Apparel ..................| 15,293 | 14,010 | 2,203 | 1,700 | -22.80 |
| Total ....................| 19,728 | 17,916 | 2,870 | 2,236 | -22.07 |
|_CAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 15 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9.38 |
| Fabric ...................| 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | -20.33 |
| Made-up ..................| 145 | 163 | 22 | 18 | -17.36 |
| Apparel ..................| 7,975 | 7,677 | 1,170 | 892 | -23.78 |
| Total ....................| 8,152 | 7,876 | 1,198 | 916 | -23.56 |
|NAFTA | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 940 | 820 | 148 | 119 | -19.70 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,554 | 1,285 | 221 | 162 | -26.63 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,332 | 1,126 | 188 | 160 | -14.79 |
| Apparel ..................| 5,649 | 4,886 | 778 | 605 | -22.30 |
| Total ....................| 9,475 | 8,117 | 1,335 | 1,045 | -21.67 |
|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 |
|Guatemala | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -13.58 |
| Fabric ...................| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -40.11 |
| Made-up ..................| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -35.97 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,451 | 1,389 | 252 | 161 | -36.30 |
| Total ....................| 1,467 | 1,404 | 255 | 162 | -36.24 |
|El Salvador | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -37.12 |
| Fabric ...................| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -46.25 |
| Made-up ..................| 21 | 37 | 4 | 4 | -14.09 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,486 | 1,534 | 225 | 194 | -13.75 |
| Total ....................| 1,513 | 1,576 | 230 | 198 | -13.88 |
|Honduras | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -77.43 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -59.78 |
| Made-up ..................| 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | -15.36 |
| Apparel ..................| 2,588 | 2,676 | 366 | 299 | -18.24 |
| Total ....................| 2,612 | 2,703 | 370 | 302 | -18.40 |
|Nicaragua | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 486.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -17.29 |
| Apparel ..................| 968 | 934 | 153 | 128 | -16.18 |
| Total ....................| 969 | 935 | 153 | 129 | -16.06 |
|Costa Rica | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 48.89 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.97 |
| Made-up ..................| 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -73.95 |
| Apparel ..................| 423 | 303 | 51 | 28 | -45.79 |
| Total ....................| 437 | 316 | 54 | 31 | -43.06 |
|Dominican Republic | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.17 |
| Fabric ...................| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19.44 |
| Made-up ..................| 90 | 93 | 13 | 11 | -13.44 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,059 | 842 | 122 | 81 | -33.27 |
| Total ....................| 1,155 | 941 | 136 | 94 | -30.95 |
|Chile | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -60.51 |
| Fabric ...................| 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -21.57 |
| Made-up ..................| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -36.85 |
| Apparel ..................| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -43.90 |
| Total ....................| 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | -36.73 |
|Israel | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 67 | 70 | 13 | 6 | -54.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 150 | 180 | 33 | 34 | 2.42 |
| Made-up ..................| 102 | 91 | 15 | 12 | -22.73 |
| Apparel ..................| 190 | 172 | 30 | 23 | -24.73 |
| Total ....................| 509 | 513 | 92 | 75 | -18.69 |
|Jordan | | | | | |
| Fabric ...................| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 393.48 |
| Made-up ..................| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3685.66 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,145 | 971 | 174 | 141 | -18.87 |
| Total ....................| 1,146 | 973 | 174 | 141 | -18.83 |
|Bahrain | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Fabric ...................| 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | -18.52 |
| Made-up ..................| 47 | 54 | 9 | 11 | 25.82 |
| Apparel ..................| 70 | 79 | 12 | 14 | 14.68 |
| Total ....................| 123 | 151 | 23 | 27 | 15.18 |
|Singapore | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -79.43 |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -81.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -32.20 |
| Apparel ..................| 151 | 120 | 19 | 14 | -25.00 |
| Total ....................| 154 | 123 | 20 | 15 | -26.17 |
|Australia | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -26.81 |
| Fabric ...................| 16 | 24 | 4 | 3 | -31.20 |
| Made-up ..................| 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | -50.06 |
| Apparel ..................| 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -54.33 |
| Total ....................| 48 | 56 | 9 | 5 | -40.15 |
|Morocco | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Fabric ...................| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -33.19 |
| Made-up ..................| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -67.10 |
| Apparel ..................| 90 | 92 | 17 | 11 | -35.07 |
| Total ....................| 93 | 95 | 17 | 11 | -35.71 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.