US market for smart textiles was worth an estimated $70.9 mln in 2006. This figure is expected to reach $78.6 mln in 2007 and $391.7 mln in 2012, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.9% over the next 5 years. Consumer products accounted for the bulk (98%) of US smart textiles sales in 2006. Worth $69.5 mln in 2006, the segment is expected to reach $76 mln in 2007 and $193.3 mln by 2012, a CAGR of 20.5%. Biomedical applications alone, worth an estimated $300,000 in 2007 are expected to reach $79 mln by 2012, a CAGR of 204.9%. Computing applications, worth an estimated $2.3 mln in 2007 will reach $47.9 mln by 2012, a CAGR of 83.5% over the 5-year period, BCC Research says.