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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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