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BROOM, BRUSH & MOP
During the first seven months of 2009, the United States imported 492,275 brooms and brushes from Sri Lanka and 114,468 from China. The average price per unit for July 2009 was $1.64, down about 7 percent from $1.77 for July 2008. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was $1.85, an increase of about 22 percent from the average price recorded for the first seven months of 2008 of $1.52. Toothbrushes The United States imported 58.6 million toothbrushes in July 2009, down about 5 percent from 61.8 million imported in July 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, 462.7 million toothbrushes were imported, up slightly from 458.3 million imported during the first seven months of 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, the United States received 318.4 million toothbrushes from China, 54.1 million from Switzerland, 24.1 million from Germany and 18.8 million from India. The average price per toothbrush for July 2009 was 23 cents, down about 15 percent from the average price of 27 cents for July 2008. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was 21 cents, down about 16 percent from the average price of 25 cents for the first seven months of 2008. Shaving Brushes July 2009 imports of shaving brushes totaled 13.1 million, down about 22 percent from 16.9 million imported during July 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, 88.2 million shaving brushes were imported, down about 15 percent from 103.3 million for the first seven months of 2008. Mexico sent 27.9 million shaving brushes to the United States during the first seven months of 2009, while Germany shipped 27.1 million and China exported 20.4 million. The average price per brush was 13 cents during July 2009, the same as the average price in July 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, the average price per brush was also 13 cents, the same as the average price for the first seven months of 2008. Paintbrushes U.S. companies imported 16.7 million paintbrushes during July 2009, down about 26 percent from 22.7 million brushes imported during July 2008. Paintbrush imports for the first seven months of 2009 were 125 million, up about 6 percent from 117.6 million recorded for the first seven months of 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, the United States imported 99.6 million paintbrushes from China and 22.7 million from Indonesia. The average price per paintbrush for July 2009 was 31 cents, up 2 cents from the price for July 2008. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was 32 cents, up 2 cents from the average price for the first seven months of 2008. EXPORTS Export totals for the first seven months of 2009 were down in all four of the categories outlined, compared to the first seven months of 2008. In July 2009, three of the four categories also reported decreases in exports, compared to July 2008. Brooms & Brushes Of Vegetable Materials The United States exported 6,769 dozen brooms and brushes of vegetable materials during July 2009, up about 3 percent from the
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July 2008 total of 6,559 dozen. Exports of brooms and brushes of vegetable materials during the first seven months of 2009 were 48,455 dozen, down about 17 percent from 58,482 dozen for the first seven months of 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, the United States shipped 13,487 dozen brooms and brushes to Canada, while sending 7,695 dozen to China, 5,244 dozen to The United Kingdom, 3,781 dozen to Japan, 3,061 dozen to Hong Kong and 2,741 dozen to Italy. The average price per dozen brooms and brushes was $41.70 in July 2009, compared to $31.72 for July 2008, an increase of about 31 percent. The average price per dozen brooms and brushes for the first seven months of 2009 was $40.96, a decrease of about 6 percent from the average price per dozen for the first seven months of 2008 of $43.42. Toothbrushes U.S. companies exported 6.1 million toothbrushes during July 2009, down about 50 percent from 12.1 million exported during July 2008. Toothbrush exports for the first seven months of 2009 were 53 million, down about 52 percent from 109.6 million recorded for the first seven months of 2008. The United States shipped 18.4 million toothbrushes to Canada during the first seven months of 2009, compared to 27.6 million during the same time period in 2008, while sending 12.5 million to Mexico during the first seven months of 2009, compared to 23.3 million during the first seven months of 2008. The average price per toothbrush for July 2009 was 85 cents, up about 136 percent from the July 2008 average price of 36 cents. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was 71 cents, up about 115 percent from the average price of 33 cents for the first seven months of 2008. Artist Brushes The United States exported 519,274 artist brushes in July 2009, down about 2 percent from the total of 527,806 exported in July 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, 4.4 million artist brushes were exported, about a 17 percent decrease from 5.3 million exported during the first seven months of 2008. Canada received 2.3 million artist brushes from the United States during the first seven months of 2009, while Mexico imported 313,996. The average price per artist brush for July 2009 was $3.25, down about 19 percent from the average price for July 2008 of $3.99. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was $3.20, down about 6 percent from $3.39 for the first seven months of 2008. Paintbrushes The export total of paintbrushes during July 2009 was 87,773, down about 47 percent from 165,007 paintbrush exports recorded for July 2008. During the first seven months of 2009, 560,467 paintbrushes were exported, down about 60 percent from 1.4 million during the first seven months of 2008. Canada imported 226,549 paintbrushes from the United States during the first seven months of 2009, compared to 502,999 during the same time period in 2008. The average price per paintbrush for July 2009 was $17.33, up about 35 percent from $12.81 for July 2008. The average price for the first seven months of 2009 was $16.46, up about 51 percent from $10.89 recorded for the first seven months of 2008.