Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports, 2009 update

Table of Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

• Trends in imports, prices and consumption
• Imports
• Import prices
• Impact of the elimination of China safeguard quotas on imports from China and Vietnam
• Impact on imports from China
• Impact on imports from Vietnam

EU IMPORT TRENDS

• Trends by main supplying region
• Outlook

EU IMPORTS OF TEXTILES

• General trends
• Top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF CLOTHING

• General trends
• Top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN

• General trends
• Top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements
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EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC FILAMENT YARN

• General trends
• Top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF T-SHIRTS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF PULLOVERS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF TROUSERS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN' S BLOUSES

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF MEN' S SHIRTS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements
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EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN' S OVERCOATS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN' S DRESSES

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN' S SKIRTS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN' S SUITS

• General trends
• The top ten supplying countries
• Best performers
• Worst performers
• Highest and lowest import prices
• Biggest price movements

APPENDIX

• Exchange rates
• Effect of quota liberalisation on imports
• The impact of china' s accession to the WTO

List of tables

• Table 1: EU: growth in clothing imports from China and Vietnam, and associated price changes, selected categories, 2006-08
• Table 2: EU: imports of textiles and clothing by region and country of origin, 2008
• Table 3: EU: top ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 1990-2008
• Table 4: EU: top ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 1990-2008
• Table 5: EU: top ten suppliers of cotton yarn (Category 1), 1990-2008
• Table 6: EU: top ten suppliers of fabrics woven from synthetic staple fibres (Category 3), 1990-2008
• Table 7: EU: top ten suppliers of fabric woven from synthetic filament yarn (Category 35), 1991-2008 Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports www.textilesintelligence.com vi © Textiles Intelligence Limited 2009
• Table 8: EU: top ten suppliers of T-shirts (Category 4), 1990-2008
• Table 9: EU: top ten suppliers of pullovers (Category 5), 1990-2008
• Table 10: EU: top ten suppliers of trousers (Category 6), 1990-2008
• Table 11: EU: top ten suppliers of women' s blouses (Category 7), 1990-2008
• Table 12: EU: top ten suppliers of men' s shirts (Category 8), 1990-2008
• Table 13: EU: top ten suppliers of women' s overcoats (Category 15), 1990-2008
• Table 14: EU: top ten suppliers of women' s dresses (Category 26), 1990-2008
• Table 15: EU: top ten suppliers of women' s skirts (Category 27), 1990-2008
• Table 16: EU: top ten suppliers of women' s suits (Category 29), 1990-2008
• Table 17: Trends in average exchange rates against the euro: the USA and selected Asian countries, 1997-2009

List of figures

• Figure 1: Trends in EU textile and clothing imports, 1995-2008
• Figure 2: Trends in EU textile and clothing average import prices, 1995-2008