The US Imports of denim apparel , which was showing a decline of over 10% till May this year  compared to 2011, seem to have recovered a little . The latest figures show that the US imports of denim apparel for the period Jan- Sept. 2012 is down only by 5.8% as compared to similar period in 2011. Though the imports are still lower than that in 2011, the reduced difference reflects a positive sentiment and an indication of better times to come in 2013.  On the ground too, the ...Read More

Sri lanka is an important apparel producing center with important apparel groups like Brandix and Hirdaramani and others who are world renowned .Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has grown to be one of the largest contributors to the export revenue of the country. The country having established itself as a reliable supplier of quality garments at competitive prices, also upholds ethical practices backed by legislation, thus being identified as a producer of “garments with no guilt” .Being ...Read More

An interesting report by Li and Fung brings out some of the important aspects of the Chinese apparel market and shows how it is growing rapidly making it an important destination for the brands worldwide.  Here are some excerpts from the report…. Total Apparel Market size in 2010 : 587.1 Billion Yuan(about $92 billion)  . The growth in the market over last few years is given below : Spending : Urban households on average spent 1,444.3 yuan on clothing, accounting for 10.7% of their ...Read More

The last year had not been a great year for the US denim market. The retail sales were not so great and for the first time since 2007, the imports of denim apparel fell by a large number – 14% over those in 2010. First lets see how were the imports of denim apparel into US were faring in the last 5 years from 2006 to 2010. As we can see below, the imports only fell in 2007 and thereafter there has been a steady increase in the quantities of imported products. However, the average price did ...Read More

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What is really the quantum of apparel and textile imports into US ? How do these imports compare to those made in 2009 and 2010 ? Did the recessionary conditions affect the imports of textile and apparel in 2011 ? How much of these imports were under Free Trade Agreements ? Lets find answer to these questions in the following  table : Import From 2011 (Jan –Nov) 2010 (Jan- Nov) 2009 (Jan- Dec) 2010 (Jan – Dec) World $106.1 billion $96.7 billion $90.5 billion $104.6 ...Read More

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There has been a general slackness in the denim and other apparel biz in the US since the beginning of the year . As mentioned in one of our previous reports , the fall in imports of denim apparel into US had been high – at about 6.3%  in the first two months of 2011. However, when we look at the figures that have come out for the period of Jan – August ‘2011 , the figures are more disturbing and indicative of a consistent fall in imports. Lets have a look : Imports of denim ...Read More

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As we mentioned in our previous report on last quarter imports in 2010 , the denim apparel import continues to fall in the first 2 months of 2011. The fall is not small  -at about 6.3% – compared to the same period  in 2010. The fall is even more when one considers that the last quarter of 2010 , the imports had fallen by 6.8% . Period 2009 2010 2011 Fall % Oct – Dec 157 million pcs 148 million pcs   -6.8% Jan – Feb   74.5 million pcs 69.8 million ...Read More

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  The denim apparel imports into USA has increased by a marginal 4.6% in 2010 over the volumes of 2009 . This is quite surprising as the increase in imports during the first 6 months of the year was 12.6% and as I mentioned in a previous report. This actually means that the imports in the second half of the year have actually dropped in second half. Let’s see from the table below : Imports Of All Denim Apparel Into US  2009-2010 Period 2009 million pcs 2010  million ...Read More

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US is the most important market for denim jeans exporters around the world. Any changes in demand in US affects a number of exporters worldwide . With the recession having hit US , the demand for most textile and related products had taken a hit . Luxury goods imports had been particularly hit . However, if we see the trend of denim imports over last 2-3 years , we find that that it has been mostly positive and quite encouraging in the current economic scenario. The year 2010 has seen a ...Read More

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Turkey is an important country for denim products – both as an importer and well as an exporter. As an importer, Turkey imports a large amount of fabrics from various Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Indonesia, China etc. As an exporer, Turkey is one of the most important exporter of Denim garments to EU. It has a special relationship with Italy and Turkey has imbibed a lot of Italian denim designing techniques – besides developing their own.  When it comes to US, Turkey ...Read More

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