Imports Mixed, Exports Up For First Five Months Of 2015

U.S. government trade figures for the first five months of 2015 indicate raw material imports were down in all four categories outlined: hog bristle, broom and mop handles, brush backs and metal handles, compared to the first five months of 2014. For May 2015, raw material imports were up in two categories outlined: hog bristle and brush backs, compared to May 2014.

Import totals for the first five months of 2015 were up in six finished goods categories outlined: brooms and brushes of vegetable materials, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, shaving brushes, paint rollers and paintbrushes, compared to the first five months of 2014. In May 2015, five categories outlined recorded increases: brooms and brushes of vegetable material, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, paint rollers and paintbrushes, compared to May 2014.