Trends in US textile and clothing imports, June 2016
This 2016 update contains analysis and insight into the USA's top ten foreign suppliers of textiles and clothing in 2015, along with more specific information on cotton dresses, cotton knitted shirts, cotton non-knitted (woven) shirts, cotton skirts, cotton trousers, cotton underwear, man-made fibre dresses, man-made fibre knitted shirts, man-made fibre skirts and man-made fibre trousers. The report also includes an outlook for 2016 and beyond, and a statistical appendix containing data on exchange rates and imports of cotton coats, cotton pile towels, denim trousers, man-made fibre baby garments, other cotton apparel and wool coats. In 2015 US textile and clothing imports rose in volume to a record high. Apparel continued to account for the highest share of total textile and clothing imports, but this share was down to its second lowest level in 25 years. In terms of fibre type, man-made fibres accounted for the largest share of US apparel imports in 2015 for the second consecutive year. However, there was a fall in the average price of US textile and clothing imports which was aided by declines in commodity prices as well as the appreciation of the US dollar. China remained by far the USA's biggest textile and clothing supplier. Furthermore, China's share of US textile and clothing imports from all sources was up in volume terms although it fell in value. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam gained share in value and volume terms but Cambodia, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico and Pakistan lost share.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Imports
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 2015
Outlook for 2016
US IMPORTS OF TEXTILES
General trends
US IMPORTS OF CLOTHING
General trends
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ COTTON KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Leading 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
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE KNITTED
SHIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE
KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE TROUSERS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE
TROUSERS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON DRESSES
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE DRESSES
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON SKIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE SKIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON UNDERWEAR
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION
Imports
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 2015
Outlook for 2016
US IMPORTS OF TEXTILES
General trends
US IMPORTS OF CLOTHING
General trends
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ COTTON KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Leading 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
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE KNITTED
SHIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE
KNITTED SHIRTS
General trends
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading 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
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE TROUSERS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ MAN-MADE FIBRE
TROUSERS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON DRESSES
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE DRESSES
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON SKIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE SKIRTS
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
US IMPORTS OF COTTON UNDERWEAR
General trends
Leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Price movements
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: USA: imports of MFA yarns, fabrics, apparel and made-up textiles, 1991-2015
Table 2: USA: imports of MFA apparel and all MFA products by fibre type, 1978-2015
Table 3: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 2000-15
Table 4: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2000-15
Table 5: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 338), 2000-15
Table 6: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 339), 2000-15
Table 7: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ man-made fibre knitted shirts (Category 638), 2000-15
Table 8: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ man-made fibre knitted shirts (Category 639), 2000-15
Table 9: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton woven shirts (Category 340), 2000-15
Table 10: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton woven shirts (Category 341), 2000-15
Table 11: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton trousers (Category 347), 2000-15
Table 12: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton trousers (Category 348), 2000-15
Table 13: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ man-made fibre trousers (Category 647), 2000-15
Table 14: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ man-made fibre trousers (Category 648), 2000-15
Table 15: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton dresses (Category 336), 2000-15
Table 16: USA: leading ten suppliers of man-made fibre dresses (Category 636), 2000-15
Table 17: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton skirts (Category 342), 2000-15
Table 18: USA: leading ten suppliers of man-made fibre skirts (Category 642), 2000-15
Table 19: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton underwear (Category 352), 2000-15
Table 20: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997-2015
Table 21: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton coats (Category 334), 2000- 15
Table 22: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton coats (Category 335), 2000-15
Table 23: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ wool coats (Category 435), 2000- 15
Table 24: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ blue denim trousers (Category 347- D), 2000-15
Table 25: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ blue denim trousers (Category 348-D), 2000-15
Table 26: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton and man-made fibre baby garments (Category 239), 2000-15
Table 27: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton pile towels (Category 363), 2000-15
Table 28: USA: leading ten suppliers of other cotton apparel (Category 359), 2000-15
Table 29: USA: leading ten categories of clothing imports, 2000-15
Table 1: USA: imports of MFA yarns, fabrics, apparel and made-up textiles, 1991-2015
Table 2: USA: imports of MFA apparel and all MFA products by fibre type, 1978-2015
Table 3: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 2000-15
Table 4: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2000-15
Table 5: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 338), 2000-15
Table 6: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 339), 2000-15
Table 7: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ man-made fibre knitted shirts (Category 638), 2000-15
Table 8: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ man-made fibre knitted shirts (Category 639), 2000-15
Table 9: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton woven shirts (Category 340), 2000-15
Table 10: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton woven shirts (Category 341), 2000-15
Table 11: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton trousers (Category 347), 2000-15
Table 12: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton trousers (Category 348), 2000-15
Table 13: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ man-made fibre trousers (Category 647), 2000-15
Table 14: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ man-made fibre trousers (Category 648), 2000-15
Table 15: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton dresses (Category 336), 2000-15
Table 16: USA: leading ten suppliers of man-made fibre dresses (Category 636), 2000-15
Table 17: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton skirts (Category 342), 2000-15
Table 18: USA: leading ten suppliers of man-made fibre skirts (Category 642), 2000-15
Table 19: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton underwear (Category 352), 2000-15
Table 20: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997-2015
Table 21: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton coats (Category 334), 2000- 15
Table 22: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton coats (Category 335), 2000-15
Table 23: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ wool coats (Category 435), 2000- 15
Table 24: USA: leading ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ blue denim trousers (Category 347- D), 2000-15
Table 25: USA: leading ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ blue denim trousers (Category 348-D), 2000-15
Table 26: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton and man-made fibre baby garments (Category 239), 2000-15
Table 27: USA: leading ten suppliers of cotton pile towels (Category 363), 2000-15
Table 28: USA: leading ten suppliers of other cotton apparel (Category 359), 2000-15
Table 29: USA: leading ten categories of clothing imports, 2000-15
