Editorial Team

E.U. Clothing Imports : Latest Trends (Monthly)

Clothing imports into the EU fell significantly in March, with Chinese shipments plunging dramatically. However, compared to two years ago, the decline was far less significant. Our report covers monthly EU-27 clothing import data by origin, with a focus on historical trends between China vs. the Rest of the World (RoW) and Bangladesh, on one side, and knit vs. woven clothing, on the other side. Data is available in both Euros and US dollars, with historical data downloadable from January 2002.

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Inflation in Emerging Countries (Monthly)

Inflation rates declined slightly in many emerging economies in April. However, they stayed elevated while currencies less significantly fell. Our monthly report compares inflation rates in low-cost countries with historical data available back to June 2007. The impact of currency changes vs. the US dollar, the euro, and the Sterling is also calculated to assess real terms of trade for exporters.
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US Apparel Imports in 1st Quarter 2023: China vs. RoW (Quarterly)

Chinese shipments to the US apparel market fell more siginificantly in the first quarter than imports from all other nations taken as a whole, the Rest of the World (RoW). Our quarterly report compares US apparel imports from China with shipments from the Rest of the World (RoW) for every category of products in volume, value, and unit value terms. Historical data cover the first quarter in the past five years, from 2018 to 2023.
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US Apparel Imports in 1st Quarter 2023: China vs. RoW (Quarterly)

Chinese shipments to the US apparel market fell more siginificantly in the first quarter than imports from all other nations taken as a whole, the Rest of the World (RoW). Our quarterly report compares US apparel imports from China with shipments from the Rest of the World (RoW) for every category of products in volume, value, and unit value terms. Historical data cover the first quarter in the past five years, from 2018 to 2023.
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U.S. Apparel Imports from Central America

In the first quarter, US apparel imports from Central America and the Dominican Republic saw a significant decline, albeit less than the overall shipments, as US buyers gave preference to proximity. Results vary significantly among the supplying countries and product categories. Our report provides a comprehensive overview of US apparel imports from Haiti and the CAFTA-DR countries, namely Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic, in the initial quarter of 2023. We compare the US imports per product category from CAFTA-DR with the overall shipments to give a better understanding of the trends in the market.
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