World Textiles Imports of Selected Economies(1990-2006)

(Million dollars & percentage) 

  Value  Share in economy's total merchandise imports 
  1990 2000 2004 2005 2006 2000 2006
               
Argentina             53            653            585            725            820            2.6            2.4
Australia         1,445         1,632         1,827         1,766         1,837            2.3            1.4
Bangladesh            452         1,350         1,485         1,687  ...            17.7           13.1
Belarus  -             256            403            351            427            3.0            1.9
Bolivarian            112            286            365            504            644            2.0            2.1
Brazil            252         1,110         1,084         1,228         1,688            1.9            1.8
Bulgaria  ...             506         1,105         1,097         1,189            7.8            5.1
Cambodia  ...             432            867         1,003         1,202           22.3           24.5
Canada         2,325         4,126         4,115         4,320         4,382            1.7            1.3
Chile            203            431            421            462            522            2.3            1.4
China         5,292       12,832       15,304       15,503       16,358            5.7            2.1
Colombia             75            558            675            726            864            4.8            3.3
Costa Rica             83            184            227            243            303            2.9            2.6
Croatia  ...             249            453            448            484            3.2            2.3
Dominican  ...          1,173            989            914            485           12.4            4.3
Egypt            211            526            902         1,086  ...             3.8            5.5
El Salvador            111            364            448            413            405            7.4            5.3
EU  -        55,264       68,919       67,221       70,425            2.2            1.5
    extra-EU (25)  -        16,224       21,021       21,407       23,819            1.8            1.4
Macedonia  ...              27            106            317            339            1.3            9.0
Guatemala             38             59         1,361         1,169         1,144            1.2            9.6
Honduras             26            510         1,225         1,133         1,026           15.4           19.2
Hong Kong       10,182       13,716       14,110       13,793       13,975            6.4            4.2
   retained imports         4,140         1,451            498            567            595            4.2            1.7
India            240            575         1,394         1,941         1,995            1.1            1.1
Indonesia            785         1,251            712            756            730            2.9            0.9
Iran  ...             298            400            430            422            2.1            0.8
Israel            474            759            761            755            760            2.0            1.5
Japan         4,133         4,935         5,599         5,812         6,179            1.3            1.1
Jordan            107            172            646            681            725            3.7            6.3
Korea         1,947         3,359         3,385         3,541         3,909            2.1            1.3
Kuwait            168            212            277            324