Trade and Trade Policy: The US Clothing Import Market, July 2015
This report provides vital data and analysis of trends in the US clothing import market. The report also focuses in detail on clothing imports into the USA from ten key supplying countries, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. In 2014 US clothing imports reached a record high in value and also in volume. The average price of US clothing imports fell for the third consecutive year although it remained above the levels seen during 2005-10. China remained the USA's largest clothing supplier in 2014. Furthermore, US clothing imports from China rose in volume and China's share of US imports from all sources increased. In value, however, imports rose only marginally and China's share fell. Imports from India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam grew at much faster rates than imports from China and all three countries gained market share in value and volume terms. But imports from Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia declined and all three countries lost market share. Imports from El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico, meanwhile, rose moderately in value and any changes in volume were only small. As a result, all three countries more or less maintained their market shares.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Outlook
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CHINA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM BANGLADESH
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM MEXICO
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM HONDURAS
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CAMBODIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM EL SALVADOR
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM SRI LANKA
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION
Outlook
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CHINA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM BANGLADESH
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM MEXICO
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM INDIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM HONDURAS
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM CAMBODIA
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM EL SALVADOR
US CLOTHING IMPORTS FROM SRI LANKA
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2000-14
Table 2: USA: imports of clothing from China, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 3: USA: imports of clothing from Vietnam, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 4: USA: imports of clothing from Bangladesh, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 5: USA: imports of clothing from Indonesia, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 6: USA: imports of clothing from Mexico, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 7: USA: imports of clothing from India, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 8: USA: imports of clothing from Honduras, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 9: USA: imports of clothing from Cambodia, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 10: USA: imports of clothing from El Salvador, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 11: USA: imports of clothing from Sri Lanka, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 12: USA: imports of clothing from all sources, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 1: USA: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2000-14
Table 2: USA: imports of clothing from China, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 3: USA: imports of clothing from Vietnam, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 4: USA: imports of clothing from Bangladesh, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 5: USA: imports of clothing from Indonesia, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 6: USA: imports of clothing from Mexico, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 7: USA: imports of clothing from India, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 8: USA: imports of clothing from Honduras, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 9: USA: imports of clothing from Cambodia, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 10: USA: imports of clothing from El Salvador, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 11: USA: imports of clothing from Sri Lanka, selected categories, 2012-14
Table 12: USA: imports of clothing from all sources, selected categories, 2012-14
