U.S. APPAREL IMPORTS FROM LAC (IN THOUSANDS OF U.S. DOLLARS)
Ann.Growth (%)
Country 1983 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1989-93 1992-93
CARIBBEAN
Anguilla 0 8 14 3 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 5,794 98 10 15 0 10 -43.
Aruba 0 29 19 7 2 246 71. 12200.
Bahamas 6 37 2 36 33 7 -34. -79.
Barbados 24,375 5,971 7,097 8,421 6,598 6,532 2. -1.
Bermuda 5 5 31 14 5 8 12. 60.
British Virgin Islands 4 26 0 0 0 29 3.
Cayman Islands 0 0 2 0 0 0
Cuba
Dominica 171 2,757 3,194 535 524 371 -39. -29.
Dominican Republic 138,609 671,985 723,231 940,262 1,234,690 1,443,336 21. 17.
Grenada 3 2,359 2,109 2,366 1,774 1,798 -7. 1.
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 4 2 -50.
Haiti 82,600 180,873 171,966 155,099 67,728 98,749 -14. 46.
Jamaica 12,919 223,180 234,824 251,510 291,617 388,119 15. 33.
Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserrat 32 0 7 115 20 7 -65.
Neth Antilles 491 144 173 65 428 179 6. -58.
St Kitts and Nevis 4,902 4,620 4,303 4,530 4,788 4,262 -2. -11.
St Lucia 2,516 17,435 20,081 15,962 22,214 23,519 8. 6.
St Vincent and Grens. 1,511 1,817 2,992 3,768 3,054 2,603 9. -15.
Trinidad and Tobago 1 1,720 1,471 1,523 1,864 3,058 15. 64.
Turks and Caicos Is. 62 1 0 0 60 0 -100. -100.
REGIONAL TOTAL 274,001 1,113,065 1,171,526 1,384,231 1,635,403 1,972,835 15. 21.
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize 6,415 13,865 7,124 17,373 17,712 19,240 9. 9.
Costa Rica 64,266 327,279 383,486 440,491 590,297 653,314 19. 11.
El Salvador 6,511 42,340 54,088 90,432 165,888 251,055 56. 51.
Guatemala 4,254 131,006 192,373 335,208 457,268 551,933 43. 21.
Honduras 20,390 86,661 112,584 196,636 367,765 509,608 56. 39.
Nicaragua 0 0 0 1,185 3,444 10,943 218.
Panama 9,093 52,660 61,553 65,285 50,006 40,480 -6. -19.
REGIONAL TOTAL 110,929 653,811 811,208 1,146,610 1,652,380 2,036,573 33. 23.
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 22,199 93,149 65,119 29,718 21,485 20,909 -31. -3.
Bolivia 604 3,029 4,750 6,634 5,882 7,826 27. 33.
Brazil 29,391 162,702 131,992 105,479 147,429 157,003 -1. 6.
Chile 170 36,575 42,733 33,969 30,035 29,134 -6. -3.
Colombia 35,438 130,390 156,532 211,718 295,553 324,297 26. 10.
Ecuador 603 3,905 3,984 5,170 8,057 8,865 23. 10.
Falkland Islands 0 10 7 0 0 0 -100.
French Guiana 0 0 0 0 5 0 -100.
Guyana 3,650 1,602 2,197 2,469 4,481 5,546 36. 24.
Paraguay 38 16,395 9,738 1,862 2,046 1,725 -43. -16.
Peru 7,420 41,506 56,381 66,195 61,392 75,196 16. 22.
Suriname 0 192 68 25 2 0 -100. -100.
Uruguay 34,291 88,047 67,532 59,071 61,238 46,916 -15. -23.
Venezuela 95 8,487 10,111 7,454 7,777 3,715 -19. -52.
REGIONAL TOTAL 133,899 585,989 551,144 529,764 645,382 681,132 4. 6.
Mexico 198,291 589,673 708,978 907,809 1,179,302 1,413,833 24. 20.
TOTAL LAC REGION 717,322 2,942,539 3,242,857 3,968,412 5,112,467 6,104,371 20. 19.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, SITC Rev. 3 Codes. Imports are Imports for Consumption, customs value.