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  • 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 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  •   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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • The Chinese denim market is  growing   at a fast pace with almost all major world denim brands having established a presence there to tap the increasing disposable incomes of the growing middle and upper middle class. Being the largest producer of denim fabric and apparel has helped in the penetration of the denim apparel in…

  • Bangladesh is a major exporter of denim jeans to EU27. Being low priced and with special and indefinite duty free and quota free access under ‘Everything but arms’  initiative to EU , Bangladesh continues to dominate the EU denim import business.  Currently, it has about 19% share of the denim jeans import market in EU27…

  • China is a major exporter of denim jeans – men’s and women’s to the EU. China is very competitive price wise and seems to have been continuously investing in improving quality also. The exports from China to EU have been continuously rising and China is currently the largest exporter of denim jeans/breeches to EU27. Let’s…

  • What is the actual quantity of denim fabrics consumed in USA? We have seen previously the reports on Per capita consumption of jeans in  USA,  imports of denim jeans into US and imports of women’s denim jeans.   But what exactly is the denim fabric used for production of various denim items in US ?. We…