Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C45

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  ___________                             |                                     |                            January 13, 2009
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  DOM REP  |                            |       By Country, 11/2008 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE 11/2008
 Group                    2004      2005      2006      2007    11/2007   11/2008  % Change   11/2007   11/2008  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL      1227963   1070638   1007584    757486    721726    612295    -15.16    779975    648055   -16.91    3.97
TOTAL APPAREL            525526    464128    356007    205736    195928    141648    -27.70    213396    151456   -29.03    4.03
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    702437    606510    651577    551750    525798    470646    -10.49    566579    496599   -12.35    3.95
Yarn                      33563     50542    145992    203052    192215    223831     16.45    206228    234668    13.79   10.47
Fabric                   628836    526333    480652    332516    318420    234937    -26.22    343736    249033   -27.55    3.40
Made-Up Arts              40037     29635     24932     16182     15162     11878    -21.66     16614     12897   -22.38    0.43


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles                26       242        17        32        32       652   1930.30        32       652  1930.30    4.83
M&B Suits                    45        31         0        67        26       229    792.60        26       270   956.13    2.14
M&B Trousers, Shorts      26906      8096      6888      2939      2887      1184    -59.00      2935      1236   -57.90    0.37
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      6394     52111     30707      1349      1346       552    -58.97      2791       555   -80.11    0.23
M&B Other Knit Shirts      5994      4938      1378       442       370       361     -2.23       385       434    12.57    0.58
M&B Woven Shirts            265       371        50       137        90       261    190.42        90       308   242.24    0.45
M&B Sweaters               5017      8324       502        94        91       168     84.63       101       171    68.93    0.15


W&G Ensembles               431        24       227      2763      2660       356    -86.62      2729       460   -83.16    1.33
W&G Suits                  1484       378       305       689       684       111    -83.85       708       115   -83.76    0.30
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants    6490      2098      1503       514       495       849     71.44       528       867    64.17    0.31
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    3246      1538       392       439       439       187    -57.46       450       187   -58.57    0.11
W&G Other Knit Shirts      2630       171       554       512       474       451     -4.74       474       490     3.40    0.65
W&G Woven Shirts            183        11        11        11        11       138   1169.17        11       138  1169.17    0.23
W&G Dresses                 360        86       331       108       108       189     74.71       108       189    74.71    0.08


Robes & Dressing Gowns       76       607        38        52        49       189    286.03        49       192   291.74    0.74
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear     1577       194        87        78        65       171    161.01        79       183   131.46    0.96
Underwear exc fnd grmts  236334    209724    133300     22494     22483      1168    -94.81     26214      1179   -95.50    0.95
Foundation Garments       74299     60803     25664      2246      2168       642    -70.38      2237       720   -67.82    0.86
Swimwear                  15144      8807      8573      2887      2745       811    -70.45      3005       953   -68.29    1.95
Hosiery                   63046     59493     86788     61630     58289     38827    -33.39     64972     42168   -35.10   11.11
Gloves                       45       286       565       626       561       810     44.52       602       876    45.50    1.36
Accessories                5112      1851      1339      1495      1421      1215    -14.46      1629      1289   -20.85    0.66
Infants wear                674       452       209       225       225       305     35.31       254       305    20.15    0.76
Other Apparel             61689     39508     53866    102741     97108     91609     -5.66    101846     97241    -4.52   15.67


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              6349     14307     25074      8552      8264     10153     22.86      9796     10441     6.58    2.14
Spun Yrns & Thread        27214     36235    120918    194500    183951    213679     16.16    196432    224227    14.15   12.78


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs   280460    212288    200108     79780     77430     34050    -56.02     85808     36401   -57.58    5.21
MMF Broadwoven Fabs       85353     82000     81492     68959     65555     57623    -12.10     71349     61027   -14.47    5.91
Wool Woven Fabrics         6312      7905      5836      2480      2421      2333     -3.67      2784      2391   -14.09    4.44
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     6176      1195      1587       462       400       796     99.18       414       859   107.24    1.75
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs    151626    133995    107713    117747    112583     81981    -27.18    117808     87145   -26.03    5.48
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    14925     19719     16660     14428     13478     14087      4.52     14338     15037     4.87    0.88
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    83985     69231     67256     48660     46553     44067     -5.34     51236     46174    -9.88    2.10


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       8696      6627      1964       521       434       690     58.85       482       777    61.04    0.50
Floor Coverings            1308      1374      1213      1542      1413      1114    -21.17      1478      1243   -15.89    0.11
Curtains and Drapes          48        57       391       195       195       302     55.11       195       302    55.11    0.35
Bedroom Furnishings         779       697       709      1718      1443      2232     54.71      1456      2507    72.23    0.70
Bathroom Furnishings        324       927       264       239       222       275     24.16       242       292    21.02    0.65
Misc. Hsehld Furnish       2539      1891      1838       494       484       184    -62.08       743       193   -73.97    0.37
Other Made-Up Articles    26294     17169     17574     11389     10902      7065    -35.19     11949      7553   -36.79    0.65