World Markets for Textile Machinery, 2009: Part 3 Knitted Fabric Manufacture
US consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear fell by 1.1% in 2008 and continued to decline in the first half of 2009 as the recession took hold. Reflecting the downturn, there was a 10.6% fall in the volume of US textile and clothing imports in the first seven months of 2009. Exports fell too as demand in foreign markets weakened. In textiles, exports plummeted by 24.1% as shipments to the USA’s two biggest markets, Canada and Mexico, fell sharply. In clothing, exports declined by 6.8%, again due to lower sales in Canada and Mexico although shipments to Japan and Saudi Arabia grew strongly. As a result of these trends, US textile and clothing output dropped significantly in the first few months of 2009. Employment was also hit and stood 15.0% lower in September 2009 than a year earlier.
In Argentina, textile output rose by 1.5% in 2008 but dropped by 13.2% in the first half of 2009. Foreign sales followed much the same pattern. In 2008 textile and clothing exports rose by 4.9%, but in the first quarter of 2009 they plunged by 38.0%.
The industry in Brazil suffered a similar fate as textile and clothing exports plummeted by 23.3% in the first seven months of 2009 after rising by 2.6% in 2008. Textile output fell in the first four months of 2009 and clothing fared even worse.
In Colombia the textile industry has fared much better than clothing. Although export growth has slowed, sales of textiles rose by 25.8% in the first half of 2009. But clothing exports plunged by 54.5%, having been dragged down by a slump in demand for Colombian garments in Ecuador, Mexico, the USA, and Venezuela.
In Mexico the industry continued to struggle as US importers shifted orders to China and other low cost Asian countries. In the first half of 2009 alone, Mexican textile and clothing exports declined by 17.5% after falling by 6.2% in 2008.
In Argentina, textile output rose by 1.5% in 2008 but dropped by 13.2% in the first half of 2009. Foreign sales followed much the same pattern. In 2008 textile and clothing exports rose by 4.9%, but in the first quarter of 2009 they plunged by 38.0%.
The industry in Brazil suffered a similar fate as textile and clothing exports plummeted by 23.3% in the first seven months of 2009 after rising by 2.6% in 2008. Textile output fell in the first four months of 2009 and clothing fared even worse.
In Colombia the textile industry has fared much better than clothing. Although export growth has slowed, sales of textiles rose by 25.8% in the first half of 2009. But clothing exports plunged by 54.5%, having been dragged down by a slump in demand for Colombian garments in Ecuador, Mexico, the USA, and Venezuela.
In Mexico the industry continued to struggle as US importers shifted orders to China and other low cost Asian countries. In the first half of 2009 alone, Mexican textile and clothing exports declined by 17.5% after falling by 6.2% in 2008.
SUMMARY
GENERAL TRENDS
Circular knitting
Single jersey circular knitting machinery
Double jersey circular knitting machinery
Flat knitting
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery
CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINERY
Single jersey circular knitting machines
Single jersey circular knitting machines: regional markets
Single jersey circular knitting machines: individual country markets
Cumulative deliveries of single jersey circular knitting machines by country, 1999-2008
Double jersey circular knitting machines
Double jersey circular knitting machines: regional markets
Double jersey circular knitting machines: individual country markets
Cumulative deliveries of double jersey circular knitting machines by country, 1999-2008
FLAT KNITTING MACHINERY
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery: regional markets
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery: individual country markets
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery: regional markets
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery: individual country markets
GENERAL TRENDS
Circular knitting
Single jersey circular knitting machinery
Double jersey circular knitting machinery
Flat knitting
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery
CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINERY
Single jersey circular knitting machines
Single jersey circular knitting machines: regional markets
Single jersey circular knitting machines: individual country markets
Cumulative deliveries of single jersey circular knitting machines by country, 1999-2008
Double jersey circular knitting machines
Double jersey circular knitting machines: regional markets
Double jersey circular knitting machines: individual country markets
Cumulative deliveries of double jersey circular knitting machines by country, 1999-2008
FLAT KNITTING MACHINERY
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery: regional markets
Hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery: individual country markets
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery: regional markets
Electronic flatbed knitting machinery: individual country markets
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Breakdown of circular knitting machinery shipments by type and region, 2008
Table 2: Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 3: Cumulative shipments of circular knitting machinery by type, region and leading countries of destination, 1999-2008
Table 4: Shipments of double jersey circular knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 5: Breakdown of flat knitting machinery shipments by type and region, 2008
Table 6: Shipments of hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 7: Shipments of flatbed knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and
2008
Table 1: Breakdown of circular knitting machinery shipments by type and region, 2008
Table 2: Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 3: Cumulative shipments of circular knitting machinery by type, region and leading countries of destination, 1999-2008
Table 4: Shipments of double jersey circular knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 5: Breakdown of flat knitting machinery shipments by type and region, 2008
Table 6: Shipments of hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and 2008
Table 7: Shipments of flatbed knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2007 and
2008
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Cumulative shipments of circular knitting machinery, selected countries, 1999-2008
Figure 2: Shipments of circular knitting machinery, selected regions, 1995-2008
Figure 3: Shipments of hand knitting and semi-automatic knitting machinery, selected regions, 2000-08
Figure 4: Shipments of flatbed knitting machinery, selected regions, 2000-08
Figure 1: Cumulative shipments of circular knitting machinery, selected countries, 1999-2008
Figure 2: Shipments of circular knitting machinery, selected regions, 1995-2008
Figure 3: Shipments of hand knitting and semi-automatic knitting machinery, selected regions, 2000-08
Figure 4: Shipments of flatbed knitting machinery, selected regions, 2000-08