Exports: Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted

U.S. exports of Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted increased 6.82 percent through August to $48.62 million.

Top Markets

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$10.79 M
2Dominican Republic$10.32 M
3El Salvador$5.69 M
4Vietnam$2.7 M
5China$2.37 M
6Taiwan$2.23 M
7Canada$2.23 M
8Indonesia$2.05 M
9Colombia$1.12 M
10Spain$994,929

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U.S. exports of Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted increased 6.82 percent through August to $48.62 million

The category ranked 800 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 827 for the last full year with a total value of $63.94 million, a $9.18 million, 12.55 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Dominican Republic, No. 3 El Salvador, No. 4 Vietnam and No. 5 China. The leading markets were No. 1 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 2 Port of Philadelphia, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Port Miami and No. 5 Port of Gloucester City, NJ.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Dominican Republic, No. 3 El Salvador, No. 4 China and No. 5 Vietnam. The leading markets were No. 1 Port of Savannah, GA, No. 2 Port of Philadelphia, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA and No. 5 Port Miami.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port of Savannah, GA fell 22.69 percent compared to last year to $9.77 million.
  • Port of Philadelphia fell 3.57 percent compared to last year to $7.76 million.
  • Port Laredo fell 7.98 percent compared to last year to $6.23 million.
  • Port Miami rose 83.02 percent compared to last year to $3.18 million.
  • Port of Gloucester City, NJ totaled $2.46 million. The previous year, there were no import in this category.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign markets:

  • U.S. export to No. 1 Mexico decreased $232,107, 2.11 percent, (22.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Dominican Republic increased $2.26 million, 28.09 percent, (21.23 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 El Salvador decreased $995,511, 14.9 percent, (11.7 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Vietnam increased $191,952, 7.65 percent, (5.56 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 China decreased $1.42 million, 37.4 percent, (4.88 percent market share).

All totaled, 65.57 percent of all these Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $31.88 million of the $48.62 million total.

All totaled, 60.45 percent of all these Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $29.39 million of the $48.62 million total.