Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest supplying countries, December 2014 edition
This report provides vital data and analysis of trends in imports from the EU's ten largest supplying countries. Also, it provides insight and analysis of developments in the clothing sector of each of the leading supplying countries and provides a forecast for the future. For the first time in three years, EU clothing imports rose in value and volume in the year ending June 30, 2014. Increases in clothing imports were observed in 17 of the EU's 28 countries in value terms and in 20 countries in volume terms. At the same time, there were declines in the average prices of imports into 21 countries. The EU's ten largest supplying countries were Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam. China was by far the largest of these but the fastest growth in both value and volume terms was in EU clothing imports from Cambodia. Morocco, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Turkey all lost market share in value and volume.
SUMMARY
GENERAL TRENDS IN EU CLOTHING IMPORTS
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS BY MEMBER STATE
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS BY LEADING SUPPLYING COUNTRY
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CHINA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHINESE CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM BANGLADESH AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BANGLADESHI CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM TURKEY AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TURKISH CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM MOROCCO AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOROCCAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM TUNISIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TUNISIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE VIETNAMESE CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CAMBODIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CAMBODIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM PAKISTAN AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAKISTANI CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM SRI LANKA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SRI LANKAN CLOTHING SECTOR
KEY EUROPEAN MARKETS: FORECASTS OF CONSUMER
EXPENDITURE ON CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR TO 2018
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
GENERAL TRENDS IN EU CLOTHING IMPORTS
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS BY MEMBER STATE
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS BY LEADING SUPPLYING COUNTRY
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CHINA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHINESE CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM BANGLADESH AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BANGLADESHI CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM TURKEY AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TURKISH CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM MOROCCO AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOROCCAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM TUNISIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TUNISIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE VIETNAMESE CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CAMBODIA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CAMBODIAN CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM PAKISTAN AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAKISTANI CLOTHING SECTOR
EU CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM SRI LANKA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SRI LANKAN CLOTHING SECTOR
KEY EUROPEAN MARKETS: FORECASTS OF CONSUMER
EXPENDITURE ON CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR TO 2018
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Extra-EU clothing imports by member state, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 2: EU: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2005-14
Table 3: Europe: consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear by country, 2009-18
Table 4: Trends in average exchange rates against the euro: selected countries, 2012-14
Table 5: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of knitted and woven clothing from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 6: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ overcoats from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 7: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ overcoats from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 8: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ trousers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 9: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ trousers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 10: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ skirts and dresses from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 11: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ shirts from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 12: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ shirts from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 13: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ underwear from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 14: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ slips from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 15: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of T-shirts and pullovers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 16: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of babies’ garments from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 17: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of knitted hosiery and brassieres from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 18: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and women’s suits from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 1: Extra-EU clothing imports by member state, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 2: EU: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2005-14
Table 3: Europe: consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear by country, 2009-18
Table 4: Trends in average exchange rates against the euro: selected countries, 2012-14
Table 5: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of knitted and woven clothing from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 6: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ overcoats from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 7: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ overcoats from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 8: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ trousers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 9: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ trousers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 10: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ skirts and dresses from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 11: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ shirts from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 12: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ shirts from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 13: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and boys’ underwear from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 14: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of women’s and girls’ slips from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 15: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of T-shirts and pullovers from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 16: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of babies’ garments from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 17: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of knitted hosiery and brassieres from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
Table 18: EU clothing imports: average prices of imports of men’s and women’s suits from the ten leading supplying countries, July 2012-June 2013 and July 2013-June 2014
