China’s e-commerce report for Textiles and Apparel 2019 showed stable …
In the pre Corona period, statistics show 2019 as an year of continued growth in textiles and apparel online sales to conclude 6.69 trillion Yuan, up by 12.06 percent Year- on- Year. B2B ecommerce sales topped taking a lion-share of 73.24 percent at 4.9 trillion Yuan. Online retail sales of apparel/home-textiles mainta... Read more
Medical nonwovens come to rescue for China’s textile economy in the fi…
Xiantao city which is known as “China Famous Town of Nonwovens”, has over 300 nonwoven manufacturers all are in operation. High-tech Jiahua Nonwoven Company diverted their original business to the melt-blown nonwovens on urgent notice in the middle of February to keep daily output for more than 20 tons, ade... Read more
China’s manmade fibre industry hit hard in sales, profits drop by 75%
In first two months; Jan-Feb 2020, according to the data from National Bureau of Statistics, the man-made fiber industry saw a freefall in profits by 74.78 percent, PET fiber down by 132.01 percent and polyamide fiber (Nylon) down by 15.64 percent in profits. The total number of man-made fiber companies running i... Read more
Year 2020: China’s garment industry reports big fall in first two mont…
The first two months Jan and Feb 2020 witnessed garment production drop by 36.61 percent, paid-in investment reduced by 50.2 percent. The domestic retail sales had fallout by 20.5 percent while the retails of garment had a sharp down by 33.2 percent. The online retail too, for the wearable commodities decreased by 18.1... Read more
More and more China’s Dyeing & Printing companies face Red
Taken together, there are 768 companies running in red, accounting for 48.72 percent of all the dyeing and printing companies, considered in a statistical study, a large increase by 16.15 percentage points over the corresponding months last year. The total loss of money in these red bottom-line companies added up to 10... Read more
China to ship first facemask machine to Italy
March 23, Beijing Chonglee Machinery Engineering Co.Ltd., a subsidiary to China Textile Academy, signed a business contract at its medical-purpose equipment and protective gear workshop to start up the export of its first batch of facemask lines to Italy. (Mr, Wang Xusheng{in the middle}, Vice Presid... Read more
Knitting industry major Shenzhou International bounces back as a role …
There is a well-known saying in China’s textile industry to commend Shenzhou International Group quoted as “Shenzhou is to the knitting industry what Foxconn is to the electronics industry”, speaking highly of the knitting giant that has grown up synchronically with the rapid development of the whole ... Read more
Apparel sourcing registers dramatic shift in 2020, China’s position th…
Apparel sourcing in 2020 started with similar theme of volatility and rapid change amongst major suppliers for US brands and retailers, new patterns are now emerging as the year progresses. China’s supremacy challenged by smaller countries One of the most notable changes is the fading of China’s unchallen... Read more
Coronavirus, store closures to dampen US home textiles imports in 2019
In 2019, the US imported almost 50.46 per cent of home textiles and made ups from China. On the other hand, India share constituted only 22.45 per cent of made-ups to the US, although US has a share of around 50 per cent of its home textiles exports from India. In total, the US imported home textiles and made ups wort... Read more
Prices of Meltdown, raw material for masks shoot up 20 times or more
In China, there are about 530 million workers in the secondary and tertiary industries, needing atleast 530 million pieces of face masks a day. This is an on-going requirement and for more masks are needed for the people staying at home to go out occasionally for shopping or outdoor activities. Above this, how ma... Read more
Turkey’s cotton production gets government’s policy boost
"An important link between Europe and Asia, Turkey is a significant exporter of cotton and cotton products to the European Union. The country's textile exporters are known for their fast order response time and higher quality products. Nearly 36,000 companies operate in the sector. The EU remains the leading market for... Read more
WTO Barometer predicts decline in world merchandise trade in H1 2020
Latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer reveals the volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fal... Read more
India’s exports of formal exports decline
As per latest data released by the government of India, export of formal jackets saw negative g... Read more
China’s sewing machinery exports decline
According to the recently released data by General Administration of Customs, China’s sew... Read more
Chinese factory owners to extend holidays
The dismal performance of Chinese apparel and textile factories due to lack of orders is now fo... Read more
US denim imports in March decline significantly
US’ denim imports declined significantly in the first three months of the year. US compan... Read more
Sri Lanka’s apparel exports to dip by 30% in June
Compared to the last fiscal year, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) foresees an immedi... Read more
Coronavirus poses grave risks for Asian garment industry
Order cancellation by Western countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic spells doom for the garmen... Read more
COVID-19: Indian exports to China, Hongkong to decline by 41%
Weighed by the impact of COVID-19 outbreak, India's exports to China and Hong Kong together slu... Read more
US’ cotton trouser imports drop 11 per cent
Cotton trouser imports by the US dropped 11.65 per cent in volume terms in January 2020. The fa... Read more
Egypt plans to quadruple textiles and garments exports by 2025
In January 2020, Egypt’s exports of readymade garments fell three per cent. Egypt’s... Read more
Global exports of worn clothing and articles decline 6.92 per cent
Data from TexPro shows, global trade of the worn clothing and other worn articles has declined ... Read more
US import of brassieres decline by 23.03 per cent
As pr OTEXA, import of brassieres by the US fell 23.03 per cent to $1,847.57 million in January... Read more
Vietnam garment, textile export down three per cent
Vietnam’s export turnover of garment and textile products in the first two months of 2020... Read more
Taiwan’s textile and apparel exports decline by 9 per cent
Taiwan Textile Federation, Taiwan’s textiles and apparel exports declined 9.0 per cent in... Read more
Japan’s textile and apparel exports decline 1 per cent in 2019
Japan Textiles Exporters Association trade figures reveal the nation’s exports of textile... Read more
Bangladesh, India emerge as top kidswear exporters to USA
Bangladesh and India have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries in kidswear export to USA in Jan... Read more
US denim imports decline by 13.29%
As per OTEXA, the imports of jeans by the US declined by 13.29 percent in value to $265.99 mill... Read more
US apparel imports fall over 11 per cent in January
American apparel imports in January 2020 fell 11.19 per cent in value and 10.72 per cent in vol... Read more
India’s textile imports rising faster than exports
Textile exports from many Indian states have reduced in the last five years. From New Delhi, te... Read more
Indonesia eases import rules for raw materials due to Coronavirus
Indonesia plans to ease licensing procedures to import raw materials as its manufacturing secto... Read more
Philippines’ garment exports to register flat growth this year
Garments exports from Philippines are projected to register flat growth this year, as firms str... Read more
Volume of EU apparel imports falls
The European Union’s volume-wise apparel imports fell 1.42 per cent from January to Novem... Read more
India exports kid’s wear worth $265.74 million to the US
OTEXA’s figures indicate, India exported kid’s wear worth $265.74 million to the US... Read more
Textile and apparel exports slump by 21%
As per National Board of Revenue, imports from China slumped 21 per cent year-on-year in volume... Read more
Bangladesh becomes third largest apparel supplier to the US
As per Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) affiliated with the US Department of Commerce, Ba... Read more
Cotton cultivation in to US to decline by 5.5 per cent
The National Cotton Council’s 39th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey says, U... Read more
Turkey records high growth in apparel exports in 2020
In January 2020, Turkey’s fashion exports increased 5.8 percent. Europe was Turkey's main... Read more
Turkey apparel exports up five per cent in January 2020
Turkey’s apparel exports in January 2020 were up by 5.8 per cent compared to the same mon... Read more
US jeans imports from China falls, Vietnam sees a rise
Women’s and girls’ jeans imports into the US have seen dramatic swings in 2019. Jea... Read more
Indian merchandise exports fall for past six months
India’s merchandise exports fell for the sixth consecutive month in January 2020. Trade d... Read more
Turkish textile exports down five per cent in 2019
Exports of Turkish textile and raw materials in 2019 decreased 5.5 per cent compared to the pre... Read more
US jeans imports fall three per cent in 2019
In 2019, US jeans imports declined 3.16 per cent. The balance of power in denim manufacturing t... Read more
US apparel imports from China down nine per cent
Apparel shipments from China to the US fell 9.1 per cent in 2019. This brought China’s im... Read more
New York named ‘Top Global Fashion Capital of the Decade’
Global Language Monitor has named New York as the ‘Top Global Fashion Capital of the Deca... Read more
Global demand for sewing threads to reaches $5,627 million by 2026
As per Global Sewing Threads Market report from Facts and Factors, global demand for the sewing... Read more
Vietnam struggles for raw material from China
Vietnam’s raw material imports from China have dwindled because of the coronavirus. The... Read more
Fashion retail revenues dip in Europe
In December 2019 revenues of the retail sector dropped 0.9 per cent in Europe. In 2018, sales o... Read more
US-China tariff war boosts Sri Lanka’s apparel exports which grow 2.8 per c…
As the per recent SLAEA data, Sri Lanka’s apparel exports grew by 2.8 percent to $459 mil... Read more
Bangladesh apparel exports to the US up nine per cent
Bangladesh’s apparel shipments to the United States edged up in the first 11 months of 20... Read more
Bangladesh: RMG exports to non-traditional markets decline 6.61 per cent
Bangladesh RMG exports to major non-traditional markets witnessed a negative growth of 6.61 per... Read more
India's apparel market to grow by 11 per cent: Study
The India Business of Fashion Report study released recently predicts, Indian apparel market is... Read more
US denim imports reports a dip from January to October
US denim imports were down 1.52 per cent in the first 10 months of the year. As per Commerce De... Read more
Bangladesh garment earnings fall from July to November
Bangladesh’s income from garment exports has fallen in the July-November period of this f... Read more
Global fashion industry to decline by 3-4 % in 2020
After a relatively optimistic year, a new report by Business of Fashion (BoF) and The McKinsey ... Read more
Philippines prepares new strategy to boost garment exports
By 2022 the Philippines hopes to be among the top 20 garment exporters in the world and have an... Read more
China continues to be a key textile player
China’s textile industry is a key player globally. In 2018, China’s chemical fiber ... Read more
China’s textile and apparel exports reach $21.23 billion in H1 2019
According to latest Chinese Customs Statistics from January to August 2019, China’s expor... Read more
Global e-commerce sales up 22 per cent in 2018
Global e-commerce sales in 2018 were up 22.5 per cent from 2017. The top 10 retailers accounted... Read more
Pakistan textiles exports in October up seven per cent
During October 2019 Pakistan’s textile exports grew by 7.4 per cent compared to the same ... Read more
Rise in Pakistan garment exports
Pakistan’s exports of readymade garments during the first four months of the current fisc... Read more
India’s exports to Vietnam up 48 per cent
Indian textile and clothing exports to Vietnam grew 48 per cent during the last two years. Indi... Read more