International trade in denim fabric and denim jeans, August 2017
This report provides vital data and analysis of trends in denim fabric and denim jeans trade. The report focuses in detail on the leading denim fabric exporting and importing countries as well as the leading countries which supply denim jeans to the EU and the USA. Countries analysed in the report include Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Egypt, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, the USA and Vietnam. According to the latest global data, imports and exports of denim fabric fell in 2016 and, as a result, they remained well below the peaks reached in 2011. US imports of denim jeans also declined, although EU imports of denim jeans rose to a record high. The world's top denim fabric exporting country in 2016 was China while the top denim fabric importing country was Bangladesh. China was also the largest supplier of denim jeans to the USA while Bangladesh was the largest supplier of denim jeans to the EU.
SUMMARY
GENERAL TRENDS IN DENIM FABRIC AND DENIM JEANS TRADE
Outlook
LEADING DENIM FABRIC EXPORTING COUNTRIES
China
Pakistan
Hong Kong
Turkey
India
USA
Italy
Japan
Egypt
Mexico
LEADING DENIM FABRIC IMPORTING COUNTRIES
Bangladesh
Hong Kong
Turkey
China
Mexico
Tunisia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Egypt
Italy
IMPORTS OF DENIM JEANS INTO THE USA
IMPORTS OF DENIM JEANS INTO THE EU
GENERAL TRENDS IN DENIM FABRIC AND DENIM JEANS TRADE
Outlook
LEADING DENIM FABRIC EXPORTING COUNTRIES
China
Pakistan
Hong Kong
Turkey
India
USA
Italy
Japan
Egypt
Mexico
LEADING DENIM FABRIC IMPORTING COUNTRIES
Bangladesh
Hong Kong
Turkey
China
Mexico
Tunisia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Egypt
Italy
IMPORTS OF DENIM JEANS INTO THE USA
IMPORTS OF DENIM JEANS INTO THE EU
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: World denim fabric exports, by leading supplying country, 2010-16
Table 2: Leading cotton producing countries, 2014/15-2017/18
Table 3: World denim fabric imports, by leading country, 2010-16
Table 4: USA: imports of denim trousers by leading supplying country, 2005-16
Table 5: EU: imports of denim trousers by leading supplying country, 2005-16
Table 1: World denim fabric exports, by leading supplying country, 2010-16
Table 2: Leading cotton producing countries, 2014/15-2017/18
Table 3: World denim fabric imports, by leading country, 2010-16
Table 4: USA: imports of denim trousers by leading supplying country, 2005-16
Table 5: EU: imports of denim trousers by leading supplying country, 2005-16