U.S. textile and apparel imports decline

Only Vietnam increased its textile and apparel imports to the U.S. in the first half of 2009; China and all other countries decreased imports, according to a U.S. Commerce Department report. January through June imports dropped 10.3 percent from the same period in 2008, and the value of the imports declined by 14.3 percent to $37,549 million. For more detail, see otexa.ita.doc.gov.