05/03/18
Textile & Apparel Trade Balance Report
Flow: Trade Balance
Type: Value
(Millions of Dollars)
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| Time Period| | | | Percent |
|Partner | | | January-March | change |
| SITC rev 3 Commodity | | | | |
| | | |_______________________| |
| | | | | | YTD 3/17-|
| | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | YTD |
| | | | | | 3/18 |
|____________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|
| | | | | | |
|World | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,287 | 1,297 | 360 | 348 | -3.48 |
| Fabric ...................| 352 | 659 | 217 | 201 | -7.29 |
| Made-up ..................| -18,775 | -20,725 | -4,212 | -5,193 | 23.27 |
| Apparel ..................| -77,482 | -76,956 | -18,138 | -18,425 | 1.58 |
| Total ....................| -94,617 | -95,726 | -21,773 | -23,068 | 5.95 |
|Canada | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 40 | 85 | 16 | 27 | 73.99 |
| Fabric ...................| 528 | 602 | 138 | 132 | -4.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 1,236 | 1,345 | 299 | 332 | 11.26 |
| Apparel ..................| 1,393 | 1,392 | 321 | 292 | -9.17 |
| Total ....................| 3,196 | 3,424 | 773 | 783 | 1.26 |
|Mexico | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 347 | 344 | 86 | 131 | 52.61 |
| Fabric ...................| 3,213 | 3,261 | 800 | 843 | 5.33 |
| Made-up ..................| -513 | -584 | -114 | -141 | 23.34 |
| Apparel ..................| -2,685 | -2,891 | -673 | -638 | -5.15 |
| Total ....................| 362 | 130 | 99 | 194 | 96.96 |
|India | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -160 | -175 | -45 | -42 | -6.08 |
| Fabric ...................| -396 | -480 | -116 | -122 | 5.47 |
| Made-up ..................| -3,451 | -3,585 | -917 | -900 | -1.83 |
| Apparel ..................| -3,637 | -3,676 | -1,044 | -1,035 | -0.83 |
| Total ....................| -7,643 | -7,916 | -2,121 | -2,099 | -1.03 |
|Pakistan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -13 | -8 | -3 | -3 | -14.06 |
| Fabric ...................| -95 | -104 | -24 | -25 | 7.68 |
| Made-up ..................| -1,402 | -1,429 | -366 | -358 | -2.25 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,270 | -1,281 | -313 | -320 | 1.99 |
| Total ....................| -2,780 | -2,822 | -707 | -706 | -0.09 |
|China | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -238 | -322 | -71 | -110 | 55.21 |
| Fabric ...................| -1,930 | -1,828 | -436 | -463 | 6.16 |
| Made-up ..................| -12,247 | -13,609 | -2,567 | -3,321 | 29.38 |
| Apparel ..................| -29,363 | -28,388 | -6,075 | -6,125 | 0.83 |
| Total ....................| -43,777 | -44,147 | -9,148 | -10,019 | 9.51 |
|Korea, South | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -241 | -248 | -60 | -57 | -4.56 |
| Fabric ...................| -496 | -458 | -106 | -110 | 3.80 |
| Made-up ..................| -42 | -47 | -7 | -10 | 40.31 |
| Apparel ..................| -169 | -159 | -34 | -32 | -6.27 |
| Total ....................| -948 | -911 | -208 | -210 | 1.00 |
|Hong Kong | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 25 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 16.64 |
| Fabric ...................| 172 | 167 | 40 | 43 | 5.92 |
| Made-up ..................| -30 | -31 | -1 | -5 | 349.58 |
| Apparel ..................| -102 | -81 | -22 | -21 | -7.32 |
| Total ....................| 65 | 78 | 24 | 25 | 6.33 |
|Taiwan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -132 | -117 | -29 | -23 | -19.46 |
| Fabric ...................| -351 | -324 | -73 | -68 | -6.18 |
| Made-up ..................| -162 | -171 | -46 | -47 | 3.55 |
| Apparel ..................| -238 | -214 | -52 | -47 | -9.55 |
| Total ....................| -883 | -826 | -199 | -186 | -6.75 |
|Japan | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -58 | -65 | -10 | -14 | 40.55 |
| Fabric ...................| -310 | -307 | -74 | -74 | -0.31 |
| Made-up ..................| 53 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 26.67 |
| Apparel ..................| 133 | 122 | 29 | 29 | -0.01 |
| Total ....................| -183 | -201 | -44 | -44 | 2.17 |
|_EU27 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 91 | 42 | 19 | 8 | -55.64 |
| Fabric ...................| -679 | -643 | -146 | -170 | 16.17 |
| Made-up ..................| -489 | -582 | -100 | -154 | 53.58 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,641 | -1,708 | -387 | -475 | 22.90 |
| Total ....................| -2,718 | -2,892 | -614 | -790 | 28.73 |
|_EU28 | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 91 | 42 | 19 | 8 | -55.37 |
| Fabric ...................| -679 | -643 | -146 | -170 | 16.50 |
| Made-up ..................| -489 | -582 | -100 | -154 | 53.62 |
| Apparel ..................| -1,655 | -1,721 | -390 | -477 | 22.25 |
| Total ....................| -2,732 | -2,904 | -618 | -793 | 28.35 |
|_ASEAN | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -19 | -28 | -4 | -15 | 309.96 |
| Fabric ...................| -108 | -114 | -25 | -8 | -68.85 |
| Made-up ..................| -676 | -882 | -103 | -247 | 139.78 |
| Apparel ..................| -20,199 | -20,639 | -5,095 | -5,172 | 1.51 |
| Total ....................| -21,003 | -21,663 | -5,227 | -5,442 | 4.11 |
|_CBI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -59.45 |
| Fabric ...................| 46 | 58 | 15 | 11 | -22.18 |
| Made-up ..................| 55 | 62 | 13 | 12 | -4.54 |
| Apparel ..................| -810 | -817 | -191 | -179 | -6.02 |
| Total ....................| -703 | -692 | -162 | -155 | -4.14 |
|_LDDC exc. Haiti | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| -1 | -3 | -1 | -0 | -35.89 |
| Fabric ...................| 25 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -177.27 |
| Made-up ..................| -311 | -367 | -95 | -113 | 19.40 |
| Apparel ..................| -7,892 | -7,735 | -2,003 | -2,084 | 4.04 |
| Total ....................| -8,179 | -8,099 | -2,097 | -2,199 | 4.88 |
|_W HEMI | | | | | |
| Yarn .....................| 1,982 | 2,149 | 529 | 584 | 10.43 |
| Fabric ...................| 4,825 | 4,980 | 1,236 | 1,270 | 2.76 |
| Made-up ..................| 722 | 764 | 179 | 183 | 2.20 |
| Apparel ..................| -10,327 | -10,298 | -2,412 | -2,434 | 0.91 |
| Total ....................| -2,798 | -2,406 | -467 | -396 | -15.25 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel.