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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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 pcs) Men’s/Boys ...Read More

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It may be interesting to see how much Japan exports to the US and the EU. I did an analysis and here are the results.The results are not very surprising because exports to both the markets show some similar trends. The year 2004 & 2005 have been the best for exports to both EU and US. Though for exports to US , 2006 has also been the best The prices have been more or less stable over a period of time . In EU also the prices /kg have been more or less stable and so is the case in US. ...Read More

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