Statistic

Growth in U.S. Clothing and Textile Imports, 1990-2006

Unit :US $ Billions

Year

Clothing

Textiles

Total

1990

24.4

5.6

30.0

1991

25.1

6.1

31.2

1992

29.8

6.8

36.6

1993

32.2

7.3

39.5

1994

35.1

7.8

49.9

1995

38.1

8.3

46.3

1996

40.3

8.7

49.0

1997

47.5

9.7

57.2

1998

53.3

10.0

63.2

1999

56.4

10.1

66.5

2000

63.7

11.0

74.7

2001

63.3

10.1

73.4

2002

63.8

10.8

74.6

2003

69.6

10.9

80.5

2004

74.8

12.0

86.8

2005

79.9

12.8

92.7

2006

83.4

12.9

96.3

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textile and Apparel (OTEXA)

Between 1990 and 2006, U.S. clothing imports rose by $59.0 billion, or an average annual growth rate of 14.2%. Textile imports, by contrast, increase by $7.3 billion, or an average annual growth rate of 7.6%.

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