03/06/19
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-December | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 12/17-|
| | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | YTD |
| | | | | | 12/18 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,288 | 1,297 | 1,297 | 1,001 | -22.80 |
| Fabric ...................| 354 | 676 | 676 | 341 | -49.59 |
| Made-up ..................| -18,762 | -20,664 | -20,664 | -22,868 | 10.67 |
| Apparel ..................| -77,453 | -76,847 | -76,847 | -79,434 | 3.37 |
| Total ....................| -94,573 | -95,538 | -95,538 | -100,960 | 5.67 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 40 | 85 | 85 | 82 | -3.84 |
| Fabric ...................| 528 | 606 | 606 | 595 | -1.74 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,236 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,416 | 5.20 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,393 | 1,393 | 1,393 | 1,260 | -9.58 |
| Total ....................| 3,196 | 3,430 | 3,430 | 3,353 | -2.25 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 347 | 344 | 344 | 431 | 25.10 |
| Fabric ...................| 3,213 | 3,264 | 3,264 | 3,339 | 2.28 |
| Made-up ..................| -508 | -527 | -527 | -647 | 22.77 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,685 | -2,880 | -2,880 | -2,656 | -7.76 |
| Total ....................| 367 | 202 | 202 | 466 | 130.92 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -160 | -175 | -175 | -185 | 5.83 |
| Fabric ...................| -396 | -480 | -480 | -502 | 4.49 |
| Made-up ..................| -3,451 | -3,596 | -3,596 | -3,722 | 3.49 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,637 | -3,674 | -3,674 | -3,797 | 3.34 |
| Total ....................| -7,643 | -7,925 | -7,925 | -8,205 | 3.54 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -13 | -8 | -8 | -14 | 67.10 |
| Fabric ...................| -95 | -104 | -104 | -109 | 5.37 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,403 | -1,426 | -1,426 | -1,430 | 0.33 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,269 | -1,281 | -1,281 | -1,376 | 7.40 |
| Total ....................| -2,779 | -2,819 | -2,819 | -2,930 | 3.93 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -238 | -322 | -322 | -580 | 79.84 |
| Fabric ...................| -1,929 | -1,821 | -1,821 | -2,038 | 11.91 |
| Made-up ..................| -12,239 | -13,586 | -13,586 | -15,124 | 11.32 |
| Apparel ..................| -29,347 | -28,360 | -28,360 | -28,728 | 1.30 |
| Total ....................| -43,754 | -44,089 | -44,089 | -46,469 | 5.40 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -241 | -248 | -248 | -301 | 21.57 |
| Fabric ...................| -496 | -458 | -458 | -488 | 6.55 |
| Made-up ..................| -42 | -46 | -46 | -52 | 13.04 |
| Apparel ..................| -169 | -159 | -159 | -154 | -3.42 |
| Total ....................| -948 | -911 | -911 | -994 | 9.22 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24.08 |
| Fabric ...................| 172 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 0.05 |
| Made-up ..................| -30 | -31 | -31 | -0 | -99.00 |
| Apparel ..................| -102 | -81 | -81 | -49 | -38.83 |
| Total ....................| 65 | 79 | 79 | 147 | 85.11 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -132 | -117 | -117 | -114 | -2.77 |
| Fabric ...................| -350 | -323 | -323 | -342 | 5.94 |
| Made-up ..................| -162 | -168 | -168 | -177 | 5.33 |
| Apparel ..................| -238 | -214 | -214 | -173 | -19.02 |
| Total ....................| -883 | -822 | -822 | -806 | -1.92 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -58 | -65 | -65 | -67 | 3.59 |
| Fabric ...................| -310 | -307 | -307 | -298 | -2.63 |
| Made-up ..................| 53 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 1.43 |
| Apparel ..................| 133 | 122 | 122 | 131 | 7.28 |
| Total ....................| -183 | -200 | -200 | -185 | -7.63 |
|_EU27 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 91 | 42 | 42 | -17 | -140.17 |
| Fabric ...................| -679 | -642 | -642 | -799 | 24.37 |
| Made-up ..................| -489 | -580 | -580 | -687 | 18.39 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,638 | -1,696 | -1,696 | -1,939 | 14.37 |
| Total ....................| -2,714 | -2,876 | -2,876 | -3,442 | 19.66 |
|_EU28 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 91 | 42 | 42 | -17 | -140.01 |
| Fabric ...................| -679 | -642 | -642 | -798 | 24.36 |
| Made-up ..................| -488 | -580 | -580 | -687 | 18.51 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,651 | -1,708 | -1,708 | -1,948 | 14.08 |
| Total ....................| -2,728 | -2,888 | -2,888 | -3,451 | 19.48 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -19 | -28 | -28 | -63 | 126.46 |
| Fabric ...................| -108 | -114 | -114 | -74 | -34.80 |
| Made-up ..................| -676 | -901 | -901 | -1,081 | 19.93 |
| Apparel ..................| -20,190 | -20,619 | -20,619 | -21,535 | 4.44 |
| Total ....................| -20,994 | -21,662 | -21,662 | -22,752 | 5.03 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -7.09 |
| Fabric ...................| 46 | 58 | 58 | 48 | -17.39 |
| Made-up ..................| 55 | 62 | 62 | 51 | -18.82 |
| Apparel ..................| -810 | -813 | -813 | -849 | 4.36 |
| Total ....................| -703 | -688 | -688 | -746 | 8.36 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 76.93 |
| Fabric ...................| 25 | 6 | 6 | -7 | -224.57 |
| Made-up ..................| -311 | -367 | -367 | -426 | 16.05 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,892 | -7,728 | -7,728 | -8,475 | 9.67 |
| Total ....................| -8,178 | -8,092 | -8,092 | -8,913 | 10.15 |
|_W HEMI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,982 | 2,149 | 2,149 | 2,308 | 7.44 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,825 | 4,987 | 4,987 | 5,084 | 1.95 |
| Made-up ..................| 727 | 822 | 822 | 742 | -9.72 |
| Apparel ..................| -10,326 | -10,260 | -10,260 | -10,602 | 3.33 |
| Total ....................| -2,793 | -2,303 | -2,303 | -2,467 | 7.13 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.