Trade and trade policy: leading clothing suppliers to the EU, 2008 edition

Table of Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION: TRADE IN THE EU CLOTHING IMPORT MARKET IN JANUARY-JULY 2008

TRADE POLICY AND COMMON MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES IN LEADING SUPPLYING COUNTRIES

• China
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Chinese clothing manufacturers
• Turkey
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Turkish clothing manufacturers
• Bangladesh
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Bangladeshi clothing manufacturers
• India
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Indian clothing manufacturers
• Tunisia and Morocco
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Tunisian and Moroccan clothing manufacturers
• Vietnam
  • Trade policy
• Indonesia
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Indonesian clothing manufacturers
  • Outlook
• Sri Lanka
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Sri Lankan clothing manufacturers
• Hong Kong
  • Trade policy
  • Common strategies of Hong Kong companies involved in the clothing industry

CHARACTERISTICS OF KEY SUPPLYING REGIONS

• China and Hong Kong
• South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries
• Turkey
• Africa
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries
• Other Europe

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

List of tables:

• Table 1: EU: leading clothing suppliers, Jan-Jul 2006 to Jan-Jul 2008
• Table 2: EU: imports of clothing subject to safeguard quota, by selected suppliers, Jan-Jul 2007 and Jan-Jul
• 2008
• Table 3: EU: key clothing supplying regions, Jan-Jul 2006 to Jan-Jul 2008
• Table 4: EU: top ten suppliers of clothing, 1990-2007
• Table 5: EU: top ten categories of clothing imports, 2005-Jan-Jul 2008