Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports, April 2012 edition
This year's update contains analysis and insight into the USA's top ten foreign suppliers of textiles and clothing for 2011, 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 fell in volume in 2011 representing the third decline in four years, although imports were still at their second highest level. As many as five major supplying countries suffered declines in volume terms, namely Bangladesh, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Pakistan. Imports from Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) appeared to have fared the best -- particularly Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia. Nevertheless, China continued to be by far the leading supplying country. The report also includes appendices containing information and data on exchange rates, the effect of quota liberalisation on imports, the impact of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and historical trends in US imports.
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 2011
Outlook for 2012 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
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 2011
Outlook for 2012 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, 1988-2011
Table 2: USA: imports of MFA textiles and apparel by fibre type, 1978-2011
Table 3: USA: share of the import market held by the top ten suppliers, selected product categories, 1990-2011
Table 4: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 1990-2011
Table 5: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 1990-2011
Table 6: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton coats (Category 334), 1990-2011
Table 7: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton coats (Category 335), 1990-2011
Table 8: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ wool coats (Category 435), 1990-2011
Table 9: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton dresses (Category 336), 1990-2011
Table 10: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 338), 1990-2011
Table 11: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 339), 1990-2011
Table 12: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton woven shirts (Category 340), 1990-2011
Table 13: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton woven shirts (Category 341), 1990-2011
Table 14: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton skirts (Category 342), 1990-2011
Table 15: USA: top ten suppliers of man-made fibre skirts (Category 642), 1990-2011
Table 16: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton trousers (Category 347), 1990-2011
Table 17: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton trousers (Category 348), 1990-2011
Table 18: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ blue denim trousers (Category 347-D), 1990-2011
Table 19: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ blue denim trousers (Category 348-D), 1990-2011
Table 20: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton and man-made fibre baby garments (Category 239), 1990-2011
Table 21: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton pile towels (Category 363),1990-2011
Table 22: USA: top ten suppliers of other cotton apparel (Category 359), 1990-2011
Table 23: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997 to Jan-Dec 2011
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, 1990-2011
Table 1: USA: imports of MFA yarns, fabrics, apparel and made-up textiles, 1988-2011
Table 2: USA: imports of MFA textiles and apparel by fibre type, 1978-2011
Table 3: USA: share of the import market held by the top ten suppliers, selected product categories, 1990-2011
Table 4: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 1990-2011
Table 5: USA: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 1990-2011
Table 6: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton coats (Category 334), 1990-2011
Table 7: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton coats (Category 335), 1990-2011
Table 8: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ wool coats (Category 435), 1990-2011
Table 9: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton dresses (Category 336), 1990-2011
Table 10: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 338), 1990-2011
Table 11: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton knitted shirts (Category 339), 1990-2011
Table 12: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton woven shirts (Category 340), 1990-2011
Table 13: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton woven shirts (Category 341), 1990-2011
Table 14: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton skirts (Category 342), 1990-2011
Table 15: USA: top ten suppliers of man-made fibre skirts (Category 642), 1990-2011
Table 16: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ cotton trousers (Category 347), 1990-2011
Table 17: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ cotton trousers (Category 348), 1990-2011
Table 18: USA: top ten suppliers of men’s and boys’ blue denim trousers (Category 347-D), 1990-2011
Table 19: USA: top ten suppliers of women’s and girls’ blue denim trousers (Category 348-D), 1990-2011
Table 20: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton and man-made fibre baby garments (Category 239), 1990-2011
Table 21: USA: top ten suppliers of cotton pile towels (Category 363),1990-2011
Table 22: USA: top ten suppliers of other cotton apparel (Category 359), 1990-2011
Table 23: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997 to Jan-Dec 2011
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, 1990-2011
