Here is our latest in the series of  subscriber reports for  China : Table for import quantities, prices and values of all denim apparel from China into US from 2000-2010. Graph of  prices denim apparel from China into US from 2000-2010. 3 large suppliers of denim apparel from China and their contacts and some of their buyers’ details. Table for import of denim apparel into China from Jan – Oct 2011 as compared to the same period last year . Table for import quantities, ...Read More

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Subscriber Report Contents: a) Denim Apparel exports from Vietnam to US : 2000-2010    table showing including values, quantities and prices. For 2011, the same details for Jan – Sept are provided in comparison to same period in 2010 b) Men’s Jeans exports from Vietnam to US : 2000-2010 table including values , quantities and prices. c) Women’s Jeans – with same details as b above.  d) It would be interesting to see how denim fabrics from EU are being ...Read More

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Bangladesh is one of the major exporter of denim jeans and apparel in the world. If fact, it is one of the fastest growing manufacturing base of denim apparel in the world. With duty free benefits to EU and impending duty free benefits to US , this country is already the third largest exporter of denim apparel to US and second largest to EU. The country has among the lowest wages in the world and for sure lowest in Asia. According to ILO report the minimum wages of $58 is the lowest in Asia ...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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Here we are listing some of the importers of denim fabrics in US who are importing denim fabrics into US for reselling and for converting to apparel on behalf of their customers. We are also listing 1-2 main sources from where they are sourcing their denim fabrics. [Content protected for our paid subscribers] ...Read More

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ASEAN region comprises countries like Brunei, Burma(Myanmar), Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos,  Malaysia, Phillipines , Singapore and Thailand . These countries have been getting important in the denim world . Lets see what denim apparel they are exporting to US and at what prices . Here is a snapshot from our data section on the figures of exports to US from ASEAN countries for the last 10 years including the first quarter of 2011. So , we can see  from the above images that ...Read More

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We all know that cotton prices have been killing the textile industry till a few months back . The unrelenting rise in the price of cotton had led to the increase in fabric prices for most of the garment factories and hence ultimate buyers.  The fabric prices were increased by almost each denim mill and sometimes to the tune of 50% or more .  The apparel buyers  and retailers had no option but to bear the increased costs. However, the prices at the retail level in the ...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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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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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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