November Trade Data Point to Softening of U.S. Demand for Imported Apparel

Total US imports rose 12.9% to $193.2 billion, driven by strong demand for imported industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, automobiles and parts. Imports of consumer products, foods, and beverages declined compared to last month. Soft goods exports had low double-digit increases, but … [Read More]

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Textile Imports From India Outpacing China Through November

China lost the most share of US year-to-date dollar textile imports as of November, off .45 percentage points compared to a year ago, according to data released by The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). Mexico and Canada were next, each down .1 percentage points.  India and Vietnam … [Read More]

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Bangladesh, Indonesia Becoming Major Sources of US Apparel Imports

China lost the most share of U.S. year-to-date dollar apparel imports as of November, off 1.5 percentage points compared to a year ago, according to data released by The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). Mexico and India were next, each down .1 percentage points.  Bangladesh and … [Read More]

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Domestic Apparel Shipments Continue to Surge in November

Domestic apparel production grew at double-digit rates for the fourth month in a row in November, helped by a US retail apparel market that increasingly values the ability to replenish inventory on a more accurate and timely basis.  The decline in the apparel industrial production index for … [Read More]

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Textile Production Picks Up, While Apparel Slows in December

The U.S. textile industrial production index increase in December compared to November, but apparel saw a slowdown in the month. On a year-over-year basis, the apparel production index fell, while that of textiles increased. The capacity and capacity utilization indices fell for both … [Read More]

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U.S. Economy Grew On The Low Side of Estimates in 4Q 2011

Real GDP grew 2.8% between the third and fourth quarters of last year, according to recent government estimates. Though an improvement over the 1.8% expansion between the second and third quarters, it was on the low side of what many economy-watchers had expected. The gain in fourth quarter … [Read More...]

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November Trade Data Point to Softening of U.S. Demand for Imported Apparel

Total US imports rose 12.9% to $193.2 billion, driven by strong demand for imported industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, automobiles and parts. Imports of consumer products, foods, and beverages declined compared to last month. Soft goods exports had low double-digit increases, but … [Read More...]

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Textile Imports From India Outpacing China Through November

China lost the most share of US year-to-date dollar textile imports as of November, off .45 percentage points compared to a year ago, according to data released by The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). Mexico and Canada were next, each down .1 percentage points.  India and Vietnam … [Read More...]

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Bangladesh, Indonesia Becoming Major Sources of US Apparel Imports

China lost the most share of U.S. year-to-date dollar apparel imports as of November, off 1.5 percentage points compared to a year ago, according to data released by The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). Mexico and India were next, each down .1 percentage points.  Bangladesh and … [Read More...]

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Domestic Apparel Shipments Continue to Surge in November

Domestic apparel production grew at double-digit rates for the fourth month in a row in November, helped by a US retail apparel market that increasingly values the ability to replenish inventory on a more accurate and timely basis.  The decline in the apparel industrial production index for … [Read More...]