Trade Balance Report: Trade Balance
04/09/09
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: 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 .....................| 194 | 587 | 78 | 90 | 16.23 |
| Fabric ...................| 257 | 422 | 41 | 35 | -16.13 |
| Made-up ..................| -16,703 | -16,167 | -2,745 | -2,275 | -17.12 |
| Apparel ..................| -72,717 | -70,061 | -11,340 | -9,970 | -12.08 |
| Total ....................| -88,970 | -85,219 | -13,966 | -12,120 | -13.22 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 34 | 93 | 8 | -1 | -107.25 |
| Fabric ...................| 233 | 343 | 52 | 49 | -5.77 |
| Made-up ..................| 939 | 1,050 | 161 | 127 | -21.12 |
| Apparel ..................| 230 | 694 | 68 | 110 | 61.46 |
| Total ....................| 1,436 | 2,181 | 289 | 285 | -1.39 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 139 | 120 | 26 | 8 | -70.15 |
| Fabric ...................| 2,000 | 1,913 | 333 | 238 | -28.48 |
| Made-up ..................| -588 | -421 | -74 | -68 | -8.37 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,969 | -3,461 | -542 | -420 | -22.44 |
| Total ....................| -2,419 | -1,848 | -257 | -242 | -5.74 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -75 | -92 | -14 | -7 | -54.63 |
| Fabric ...................| -290 | -303 | -51 | -32 | -37.07 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,914 | -1,952 | -365 | -298 | -18.32 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,208 | -3,108 | -607 | -554 | -8.70 |
| Total ....................| -5,487 | -5,455 | -1,037 | -891 | -14.11 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -40 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 905.73 |
| Fabric ...................| -158 | -115 | -18 | -14 | -18.19 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,487 | -1,469 | -223 | -220 | -1.34 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,509 | -1,501 | -204 | -192 | -6.13 |
| Total ....................| -3,194 | -3,088 | -445 | -423 | -4.88 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -55 | -106 | -12 | 3 | -123.18 |
| Fabric ...................| -899 | -990 | -170 | -126 | -26.03 |
| Made-up ..................| -11,013 | -11,158 | -1,866 | -1,551 | -16.91 |
| Apparel ..................| -24,724 | -24,748 | -3,701 | -3,591 | -2.99 |
| Total ....................| -36,691 | -37,002 | -5,750 | -5,264 | -8.45 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -247 | -212 | -35 | -21 | -39.96 |
| Fabric ...................| -565 | -486 | -85 | -68 | -20.50 |
| Made-up ..................| -48 | -30 | -5 | -1 | -88.92 |
| Apparel ..................| -572 | -434 | -76 | -42 | -44.07 |
| Total ....................| -1,432 | -1,162 | -201 | -131 | -34.59 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 75 | 95 | 14 | 7 | -49.99 |
| Fabric ...................| 164 | 161 | 23 | 17 | -25.30 |
| Made-up ..................| -43 | -14 | -5 | -1 | -74.19 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,002 | -1,506 | -312 | -79 | -74.60 |
| Total ....................| -1,805 | -1,264 | -281 | -57 | -79.80 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -169 | -137 | -28 | -10 | -65.65 |
| Fabric ...................| -356 | -321 | -51 | -33 | -34.90 |
| Made-up ..................| -157 | -156 | -29 | -24 | -15.66 |
| Apparel ..................| -851 | -709 | -126 | -93 | -26.51 |
| Total ....................| -1,534 | -1,323 | -235 | -160 | -31.75 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -124 | -113 | -18 | -15 | -15.78 |
| Fabric ...................| -293 | -282 | -48 | -37 | -23.47 |
| Made-up ..................| 85 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 43.47 |
| Apparel ..................| 132 | 156 | 16 | 26 | 59.65 |
| Total ....................| -200 | -171 | -40 | -12 | -70.53 |
|_EU15 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -253 | -252 | -33 | -43 | 28.20 |
| Fabric ...................| -935 | -759 | -137 | -75 | -45.24 |
| Made-up ..................| -782 | -605 | -98 | -53 | -45.62 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,869 | -1,626 | -301 | -203 | -32.51 |
| Total ....................| -3,838 | -3,243 | -570 | -374 | -34.28 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -140 | -138 | -29 | 0 | -100.45 |
| Fabric ...................| -22 | 7 | -3 | -8 | 198.34 |
| Made-up ..................| -522 | -537 | -85 | -90 | 4.86 |
| Apparel ..................| -15,258 | -15,555 | -2,603 | -2,454 | -5.71 |
| Total ....................| -15,942 | -16,224 | -2,721 | -2,552 | -6.20 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,072 | 1,291 | 213 | 175 | -17.77 |
| Fabric ...................| 1,531 | 1,391 | 237 | 148 | -37.61 |
| Made-up ..................| -3 | -27 | -2 | 3 | -261.28 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,614 | -7,580 | -1,123 | -876 | -22.01 |
| Total ....................| -5,014 | -4,926 | -675 | -550 | -18.51 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 87.73 |
| Fabric ...................| 3 | 6 | -0 | 2 | -1544.00 |
| Made-up ..................| -149 | -158 | -30 | -31 | 3.03 |
| Apparel ..................| -6,205 | -6,408 | -1,007 | -1,012 | 0.45 |
| Total ....................| -6,347 | -6,544 | -1,036 | -1,038 | 0.19 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.