{"id":17224,"date":"2015-11-10T02:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T09:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/?p=17224"},"modified":"2017-07-15T01:04:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T08:04:32","slug":"us-women-jeans-imports-rises-2-2-percent-while-mens-jeans-imports-fall-2-percent-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/subscriber-reports\/us-women-jeans-imports-rises-2-2-percent-while-mens-jeans-imports-fall-2-percent-2015\/17224","title":{"rendered":"US Women Jeans Imports Rises 2.2 percent While Men`s Jeans Imports Fall 2 Percent | 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US imports of denim apparel including jeans\u00c2\u00a0 show an overall fall of 0.3% in the period Jan-Sept,2015 compared to the same period like last year. This shows the total demand for denim jeans and apparel is almost same with a marginal fall. However, the total demand of denim apparel in US still lags behind that of 2013 figures by a good margin. Against a total imports of denim apparel of about 522 million pieces in 2013, the country is struggling to even reach a figure of 500 million pieces in imports . In 2014, the imports stuck at 479 million pcs and are likely to be similar quantity this year- may be with a slight fall as we see the figures of 2015 till September.<\/p>\n

US Imports of Denim Apparel (in million pcs)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
2013<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n2014 (Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n2015(Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
522<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n354<\/td>\n353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The US market is more or less a saturated market and the\u00c2\u00a0 fashion , styles , market shares of brands, prices etc are the main parameters witnessing changes. The quantities and average consumption have reached a ceiling which was defined in 2005.<\/p>\n

However looking a bit deeper we find some interesting dynamics. The women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans seem not to be losing their sheen as the imports and hence sales are witnessing a growth for this segment. The imports of women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans increased by about 2.2% in the year 2015 and at the same time, the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans imports fell by about 2% creating a net balance on import figures.<\/p>\n

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s look at the figures of women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans and denim apparel\u00c2\u00a0 imports and their respective prices below. We will also see interesting info. on changing dynamics of supplier countries for these two segments.<\/p>\n

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Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Denim Apparel Imports (2013-2015)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n2014 (Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n2015 (Jan- Sept)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quantities in million pcs<\/td>\n245<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Av. Import Price (USD\/pc)<\/td>\n8.02<\/td>\n7.90<\/td>\n7.96<\/td>\n7.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

From the above table, we can see that the imports of denim apparel for women has shown an increase of about 2 % in the current year till Sept 2015. The average price remains more or less same in the last 4 years \u00e2\u20ac\u201c hovering around $8.00 . Extrapolating the figures of current imports, it is likely that the figures of denim imports for women will cross 225 million pcs in the current year.<\/p>\n

Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Denim Apparel Imports (2013-2015)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n2014 (Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n2015 (Jan- Sept)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quantities in million pcs<\/td>\n269<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n188<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Av. Import Price (USD\/pc)<\/td>\n8.16<\/td>\n8.14<\/td>\n8.12<\/td>\n8.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When we look at the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s denim apparel, we find that the figures of imports reflect a fall in imports this year of upto 2%. From a high of 269 million pieces imports in 2013, 2014\u00c2\u00a0 closed at about 256 million pcs and 2015 seems likely to close lesser than 250 million pcs. This reflects that men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans market is still not out of the tough time that has been going on for the market in the last few years . The price for men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans is a tad higher than women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s but is more or less the same.<\/p>\n

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Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s now look at how the two segments of denim market are being catered by supplier countries from around the world. First we look at women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans and its supplier countries.<\/p>\n

Women Denim Apparel Supplier Countries 2015 (Jan-Sept)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n2014 (Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n2015 (Jan-Sept)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n118.80<\/td>\n104.21<\/td>\n74.5<\/td>\n77.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/td>\n26.14<\/td>\n24.06<\/td>\n18.5<\/td>\n18.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/td>\n11.45<\/td>\n11.88<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam<\/td>\n12.43<\/td>\n11.26<\/td>\n8.9<\/td>\n9.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/td>\n11.45<\/td>\n10.88<\/td>\n7.9<\/td>\n6.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambodia<\/td>\n10.43<\/td>\n9.95<\/td>\n7.5<\/td>\n8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/td>\n9.25<\/td>\n7.57<\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicaragua<\/td>\n10.08<\/td>\n6.56<\/td>\n5.3<\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/td>\n5.02<\/td>\n6.25<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n6.19<\/td>\n6.23<\/td>\n4.8<\/td>\n4.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n6.77<\/td>\n5.06<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n7.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/td>\n2.69<\/td>\n2.87<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/td>\n2.90<\/td>\n2.66<\/td>\n2.2<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n2.72<\/td>\n1.98<\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n1.33<\/td>\n1.28<\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: All figures in million pcs.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the above table we can see that China continues to dominate the women jeans market in US . Though its share has fallen over the years, it is still the largest supplier of women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans to US. Bangladesh comes second after China followed by Pakistan and Vietnam. While Bangladesh and Pakistan have been growing their exports, Vietnam is a surprising challenger and it is expected to grow much faster once the TPP deal is implemented. Also, surprisingly, Mexico stands nowhere where the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans are concerned as the country could not gear itself up to cater to fashion products. Another country which has shown sudden spurt in exports is Indonesia. It has almost doubled its exports of women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans to US.<\/p>\n

Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Denim Apparel Supplier Countries 2015 (Jan-Sept)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n2014 Jan – Sept<\/td>\n2015 (Jan-Sept.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/td>\n109.1<\/td>\n105.2<\/td>\n77.1<\/td>\n75.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/td>\n46.1<\/td>\n43.5<\/td>\n32.5<\/td>\n30.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n36.9<\/td>\n30.9<\/td>\n22.2<\/td>\n22.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicaragua<\/td>\n13.6<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n8.7<\/td>\n9.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/td>\n11.2<\/td>\n11.1<\/td>\n8.3<\/td>\n8.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/td>\n12.1<\/td>\n10.9<\/td>\n8.3<\/td>\n8.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n9.2<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n7.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n7.7<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n4.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambodia<\/td>\n4.9<\/td>\n5.3<\/td>\n4.0<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombia<\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n2.4<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haiti<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n2.1<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/td>\n0.6<\/td>\n2.1<\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guatemala<\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All Other:<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n6.1<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:All figures in million pcs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mexico comes back in picture when we consider the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jeans and apparel as it is the number one supplier to US . However, Bangladesh manages to displace China as the number 2 supplier as it has done in EU also. Bangladesh has shown great figures in the last 2 years and have surprised analysts and industry people. The country that has shown growth in exports despite falling imports of mens jeans is Pakistan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which on the strength of its growing industry has been able to increase its exports despite fall in category imports. India, on a small base , has also shown improved exports.<\/p>\n

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