This 2013 update contains analysis and insight into the USA's top ten foreign
suppliers of textiles and clothing in 2012, along with more specific
information on cotton coats, wool coats, cotton dresses, cotton knitted
shirts, cotton woven shirts, cotton skirts, man-made fibre skirts, cotton
trousers, blue denim trousers, cotton and man-made fibre baby garments, cotton
pile towels, and other cotton apparel. US textile and clothing imports rose
marginally in volume terms in 2012, after declining in the previous year,
although they fell in value. China remained by far the USA's biggest textile
and clothing supplier in 2012. Moreover, US imports from the country rose in
volume terms although -- as in the case of US imports from all sources -- they
fell in value. Among the other nine supplying countries which ranked among the
top ten, there were declines in the volumes of US imports from five countries
-- namely El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico and Pakistan -- and
declines in the value of US imports from eight countries. Indeed, only El
Salvador and Vietnam posted increases in value terms. The report also includes
appendices containing information and data on exchange rates, the effect of
quota liberalisation on US imports, the impact of China's accession to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) and historical trends in US imports, as well as
an outlook for 2013 and beyond.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Import growth
Import prices
Influence of the US economy on imports
Outlook
US IMPORTS OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING BY MAIN CATEGORY: YARNS, FABRICS, APPAREL AND MADE-UP TEXTILES
US IMPORTS OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING BY FIBRE TYPE
MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF US TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS
China
Asean
South Asia
Nafta countries: Mexico and Canada
CAFTA-DR and CBI countries
SUPPLIER CONCENTRATION
OUTLOOK FOR US TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS
Key developments in 2012
Outlook for 2013 and beyond
US IMPORTS OF TEXTILES
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF CLOTHING
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN'S AND BOYS' COTTON COATS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' COTTON COATS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' WOOL COATS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON DRESSES
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN'S AND BOYS' COTTON KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' COTTON KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN'S AND BOYS' COTTON NON-KNITTED (WOVEN) SHIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' COTTON NON-KNITTED (WOVEN) SHIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON SKIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE SKIRTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN'S AND BOYS' COTTON TROUSERS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' COTTON TROUSERS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN'S AND BOYS' BLUE DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' BLUE DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRE BABY GARMENTS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON PILE TOWELS
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF OTHER COTTON APPAREL
General trends
Top ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
APPENDIX 1: EXCHANGE RATES AND THE PHASING-OUT OF QUOTAS
Exchange rates
The phasing-out of quotas
Impact of quota elimination and safeguard restrictions on US imports from
China
APPENDIX 2: HISTORICAL TRENDS IN US IMPORTS FROM SELECTED MAJOR SUPPLIERS
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Mexico
The Big Three: Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan
APPENDIX 3: TOP TEN CATEGORIES OF US CLOTHING IMPORTS
List of tables
Table 1: USA: imports of MFA yarns, fabrics, apparel and made-up textiles,
1991-2012
Table 2: USA: imports of MFA textiles and apparel by fibre type, 1978-2012
Table 3: USA: share of the import market held by the top ten suppliers,
selected product categories, 1990-2012
Table 4: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 2000-12
Table 5: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2000-12
Table 6: USA: top ten suppliers of men's and boys' cotton coats (Category
334), 2000-12
Table 7: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' cotton coats
(Category 335), 2000-12
Table 8: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' wool coats (Category
435), 2000-12
Table 9: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton dresses (Category 336), 2000-12
Table 10: USA: top ten suppliers of men's and boys' cotton knitted shirts
(Category 338), 2000-12
Table 11: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' cotton knitted
shirts (Category 339), 2000-12
Table 12: USA: top ten suppliers of men's and boys' cotton woven shirts
(Category 340), 2000-12
Table 13: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' cotton woven shirts
(Category 341), 2000-12
Table 14: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton skirts (Category 342), 2000-12
Table 15: USA: top ten suppliers of man-made fibre skirts (Category 642),
2000-12
Table 16: USA: top ten suppliers of men's and boys' cotton trousers
(Category 347), 2000-12
Table 17: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' cotton trousers
(Category 348), 2000- 12
Table 18: USA: top ten suppliers of men's and boys' blue denim trousers
(Category 347-D), 2000-12
Table 19: USA: top ten suppliers of women's and girls' blue denim trousers
(Category 348- D), 2000-12
Table 20: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton and man-made fibre baby
garments (Category 239), 2000-12
Table 21: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton pile towels (Category 363),
2000-12
Table 22: USA: top ten suppliers of other cotton apparel (Category 359),
2000-12
Table 23: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and
the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997-2012
Table 24: US schedule for integrating textile and clothing trade, 1995-2005
Table 25: USA: growth of textile and clothing imports from China and
associated price changes, selected categories, 2008 and 2009
Table 26: USA: top ten categories of clothing imports, 2000-12
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