The first half of this year ( period Jan-May 2009) has seen a drop of 34% in the imports of Denim Fabrics into US. This is surprising if we consider that the sales of Jeans in during this period has actually increased by 2.3 %. But as mentioned in this previous report , sales Super of Premium Denim Jeans ( $200 + Jeans) in the US has taken a knock. And the same is reflected in lower production of Premium Denim Jeans in US and thus lower imports of denim fabrics . Lets analyze these figures ...Read More

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In this report, we will have a look at the  imports of denim fabrics into US for the last  four  years ie from the year 2005 to 2008 . As you will note from the report, the imports had peaked in the year 2005 when the premium denim trend had caught on very strongly resulting in a increase in jeans manufacturing activity in the US. The following two years –2006 and 2007 show a fall in imports which indicates that the US denim mills caught up a little with the Italian and ...Read More

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[caption id="attachment_474" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Report on denim consumption in US 2008"][/caption] A report by CottonInc brings out the latest facts and trends in the jeans consumption in the US. It corroborates our previous report that the consumption and imports of Jeans in the US in 2008 was about 5% more than that in 2007. Here are some interesting facts from the report: a) US consumers:Own about 15 denim garments each on an average. Out of these are 7 pairs of ...Read More

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Has the impending recession affected the imports of Denim into USA? Apparently no – if we go by the figures that have come. The imports of jeans into US has increased by 5% for the three quarters ended September 2008 as compared to the same period last year. It is also interesting to note that the increase has been uniform in both the Mens/Boys and Womens/Girls Jeans. Figures of Imports of Jeans into USA in 2007 and 2008 Particulars 2007(million pcs) 2008(million ...Read More

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As I mentioned in my previous report, there was a fall of about 10% in the first quarter for the total jeans imported into US. However, we now see a decent 7% improvement in the second quarter corresponding to the same quarter last year.. Here is a chart comparing the two years data by quarter.. Mens Jeans Imports into US 2007 & 2008 – Quarter wiseNew Page 1 Quarter 2007(million pcs) 2008(million pcs) Fall/Rise(%) First ...Read More

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As Compared to 2006 , the imports of Men’s Jeans into US has fallen 6.82% from 293 million pieces to about 273 million pieces in 2007. The fall was consistent through the various quarters of 2007(as I mentioned last year) . The table below shows the figures of imports from various countries IMPORTS OF MEN’S JEANS INTO USA (IN 2007) FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES Country Country Million Pcs Percentage Share ...Read More

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Evisu Deluxe Spring Summer ’09 collection follows the first voyage of a Japanese ship sailing to America (in 1860).It draws from the historical references of the time and tries to combine the best of Japanese and American tailoring..As the Evisu blog mentions, the ‘tailoring is inspired by the naval details such as shaped patch pockets,a high buttoning reefer jacket,sailor collars and wide legged cuffed trousers’ . The denim collection is also inspired by the LEE brand(H.D ...Read More

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The appreciation of the Rupee against the USD has taken its toll on the exports of all textile and apparel products from India. There has been a general fall in exports of apparel items across the board.. Lets have a look at how the rupee appreciation has affected the exports of Mens and Boys jeans from India to USA.. I have also taken comparative figures from Bangladesh to see how it fares vis-a-vis India.. Exports of Mens/Boys jeans from India and Bangladesh to USA in 2006 and ...Read More

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The imports of Mens/Boys Jeans into US seems to have slowed down since the second quarter of this year. The total imports under this category is down by 6.8% .. This fall is significant in view of the boom that Denim was going through.. US Import figures for M/B Jeans in 2007 Year Ist Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd quarter Total % change 2006 4.2 6.2 7.6 18.1   2007 4.1 5.7 7.0 16.8 -6.8% All figures are in Million Dozens. Source : US Customs Interesting… ...Read More

It is very interesting to see the figures of imports of DENIM FABRICS into the US. As we all know, US has seen the boom in Premium Denim labels market in the 3 -4 years. As a result the main manufacturing of Jeans in the US is for these labels only. For price concious buyers, all the Jeans have to be imported as US is not competitive to do so. The figures of Imports of Denim for the periods Jan-Sept 2006 and 2007 are EXACTLY SAME.. This shows that the slowdown expected in the production of ...Read More