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Colombia gained from
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The sector has survived through its quota holding and faces
uncertainty after 2004. Taiwan's textile exports have done well in 2004 but
clothing sales are down.

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Others are targeting Ukraine, Romania and
Bulgaria. Chinese exports soared 22. Firms are investing in China, Lesotho and
Vietnam.

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Survivors are shifting to hi-tech items or moving to Vietnam
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US clothing sales were brisk in early 2004. But textile output
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Japanese exports rose in early 2004 but output was hit by rising
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Textile imports soared in volume by 18.

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Of each country a ranking is given
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Thailand's exports have recovered but Malaysian firms are being
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The Asian food retail market has opportunities for many western products
and the key for entering this market is knowledge of the retailers and the
ability to create contacts with them.

For each country also a
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Summary

USA

Latin America

Brazil

Colombia

Mexico

Argentina

European Union

Trends in textile and clothing trade

Textile trade

Clothing trade

Production trends

Turnover

Investment

Employment

Outlook

Central and Eastern Europe, The Baltic States and the CIS

Central and Eastern Europe

Baltic states

CIS

Mediterranean Rim

Turkey

Tunisia and Morocco

Egypt and Syria

Outlook

East Asia

Japan

China

Hong Kong

South Korea

Tai wan

South -East Asia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

South Asia

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

List of tables

Table 1: USA: leading suppliers of textile and apparel imports,
2000-2004
Table 2: EU15: trade balances in fibres, textiles and clothing,
1995-2003
Table 3: EU15: shares of textile and clothing trade by region and
country grouping, 2003
Table 4: EU15: exports of textiles to the ten leading markets ,
2003
Table 5: EU15: imports of textiles from the ten leading suppliers,
2003
Table 6: EU15: shares of the leading five suppliers in the textile
imports of each member state, 1990-2003
Table 7: EU15: exports of clothing to the ten leading markets,
2003
Table 8: EU15: imports of clothing from the ten leading suppliers,
2003
Table 9: EU15: shares of the leading five suppliers in the
clothing imports of each member state, 1990-2003
Table 10: EU15, USA and Japan: textile and clothing industry
production indices, 1991-2003
Table 11: Ten Mediterranean Rim countries: exports of textiles and
clothing to the EU, 2002 and 2003
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in the first eight months although clothing imports rose only 1. Yarn output rose 14. But it has fared better in
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Not only with regard to the production and export of a large variety of
products but also the import of European and American products. We
also see many European and American retailers conquering their positions in
the retail market, primarily with local produced products but they also use
their family roots to import western products that meet this increasing
demand.3%,
despite big gains by China.

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The report provides five year
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In addition to highly detailed analysis of each market, the report
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Even western food products show a significant growth in volume and value. It gives an account of 16 major
countries that are open for western products and in many cases also have
retailers that you know from home markets.

Exports fell from all Mediterranean countries except Turkey.5%. India's exports, by contrast, are
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Contents of the report are as below:
Introduction

1 Macro Economic Data
2 Exchange rates
3 Population Development
4 Top 18 retailers in Asia

5 Australia
6 China
7 Hong Kong
8 India
9 Indonesia
10 Japan
11 Malaysia
12 New Zealand
13 Philippines
14 Saudi Arabia
15 Singapore
16 South Korea
17 Taiwan
18 Thailand
19 Turkey
20 Vietnam

Below is an example of the top-ranking retailers:

Company name Number of outlets Turnover 2003
euro million

Tesco Lotus 48 1,368
Big C (Central Group) 40 912
Makro 25 859
Carrefour 19 406
TOPS 48 277
Siam Jusco 14 86
The Mall 8 327
7-Eleven (CP Group) 2397 850
Family Mart 337 n/a

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