APPAREL & TEXTILES INDUSTRY STATISTICS

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Top 25 Countries Exporting Fabric (All Fibers) to the U.S.
(Data in Millions U.S.$)
	Calendar Years
Country	2003	2002
World	5,407.490	5,495.051
Canda	829.387	813.512
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)	612.412	656.584
People's Republic of China	454.032	396.151
Italy	448.919	413.521
Taiwan	408.672	461.986
Mexico	392.255	429.947
Pakistan	354.177	358.439
Japan	264.955	257.710
Germany	166.045	166.626
Israel	133.931	113.525
India	130.329	124.713
United Kingdom	127.839	131.545
France	128.505	127.906
Turkey	126.681	148.110
Thailand	91.040	116.229
Belgium	88.645	95.217
Indonesia	77.424	93.805
Spain	64.812	44.314
Hong Kong	57.820	110.520
Republic of the Philippines	48.455	35.399
Switzerland	35.821	34.934
Brazil	33.460	24.924
Netherlands	29.841	28.833
Portugal	23.390	21.481
Malaysia	22.060	25.815
Source: International Trade Administration, www.otexa.ita.doc.gov