July 2007 Census Trade Data for Textiles and Apparel
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site monthly reports containing official July 2007 trade data from the Department of Census for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel:
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Major Shippers Report. This report provides general import statistics by date of import for a variety of recent time periods on countries (or trade blocks) that exceed certain thresholds, i.e., that are major shippers. Quantity is in category units. Value is in dollars.
This report includes total textile and apparel imports for the 12-month period from August 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007 for countries that had .5% or more of the U.S. market and that also showed a change of 15% or more in import value (also included are trade blocks of note):
| Country | % Change |
|---|---|
| China | 38.78 |
| Indonesia | 19.15 |
| Vietnam | 17.63 |
| Bangladesh | 15.58 |
| Cambodia | 18.32 |
| Hong Kong | -41.67 |
| Korea | -20.91 |
| Dominican Republic | -20.34 |
Total Quantity (TQ) Data. These reports show imports from each supplier country and the world by tariff number. Quantity is in category units. Value is in dollars.
Trade Preference Program Report.This report shows country-by-country imports of Tariff Preference Level (TPL) textiles and apparel under the AGOA, ATPDEA or CBTPA by HTS Chapter 98 tariff numbers. Quantity is in category units and square meters equivalent (SME). Value is in dollars. Country-by-country fill rates are also provided.
Trade Balance Report. This report shows imports, exports, and the trade balance for textile and apparel trade with the world and with selected countries/regions. Its statistics are organized into: yarn, fabric, made-up, apparel, and total. (Only value, in dollars.)
Import Report.This report shows general imports from the world and from major supplier countries & regions. Its statistics are organized into the following groups: yarn, fabrics, made-up and misc, apparel, & non-apparel total. (Only quantity, in SME.)
Other Reports. Several other reports are available including, U.S. Possessions Report, Expanded Export Data (by Schedule B number), the Export Market Report (by textile group, country; value only), etc.
The Trade Preference Program report contains data for October 2006 - August 2007.
In March 2007, OTEXA expanded the product coverage for the Trade Balance Report to correspond to the product coverage of textile provisions under free trade agreements.
(See http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/prelimadmin/prelimdata.htm for preliminary August 2007 import data for China, world, categories, certain countries, etc.)
July 2007 reports (except the Import Report) available at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/msrpoint.htm
July 2007 Import Report available by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com