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Yarn Prices on the International Market (Statistical Report)

2 November 2007 - The strong rise in the Indian rupee and the euro against the US dollar is putting pressure on Indian exporters on the international yarn market. Orders are increasingly shifting to Pakistan and other sources while some severe crisis is looming for Indian spinning and knitwear industries. Viscose yarn prices did not change on the international market in October, although strong pressure from buyers was felt.
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U.S. Cotton Pullover Imports in 2006-2008 and January-February 2009 (Statistical Report)

30 April 2009 - US cotton pullover imports strongly fell in the first two months of the year, being negatively affected by the economic recession. Shipments from China however surged while strongly rising from a small number of other Asian countries. Central American suppliers are confronted with a dramatic decline in US orders.
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Thailand Apparel Exports Continued Rising in 2008 (Country Report)

20 February 2009 - Thailand apparel exports continued resisting competition from other Asian countries in the last year. Tha fall of the baht helped in stimulating sales while large availability of domestic textile materials remained a very strong advantage for Thai producers. The global economic crisis may now affect Thai clothing exports, however, while the elimination of US quotas is dramatically depressing sales to the U.S. market.
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Polyester Intermediate Prices on the Asian Market (Weekly Report)

28 July 2008 - Polyester intermediate prices are now reacting to the sharp decline in the crude oil prices in New York. Paraxylene dramatically fell in the last week on the Asian spot market while glycol was also significantly dropping. PTA less strongly declined thanks to a previous reduction in operating rates by major Asian suppliers. Polyester fiber prices are slightly down in China.
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U.S. Apparel Imports in First Half 2008 (Statistical Report)

13 August 2008 - U.S. apparel imports less declined in the second quarter this year, compared with the first quarter. Knit apparel imports even stabilized while shipments of woven apparel continued sliding. Although still down, import from China started recovering in the second quarter while further surging from Vietnam and more significantly rising from Bangladesh and El Salvador. Sri Lanka, Jordan and the Dominican Republic are in trouble while Turkey and South Korea are even disappearing.
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Cotton Prices Again Down Amid Rising Pessimism (Weekly Report)

14 July 2008 - Cotton prices continued last week declining amid new signs of falling global production and consumption in the next season. A rebound in other commodity markets was ignored on the U.S. cotton market while such a weakness did not trigger a recovery in physical demand, however. Indian domestic prices started declining after New Delhi eliminated tariffs and taxes on cotton imports.
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Taiwan's Polyester Staple Fiber Exports in First Half 2007 (Statistical Report)

4 October 2007 - Taiwan's exports of polyester staple fibers sharply declined in the first half this year in volume terms, while prices were significantly rising over the same period. Relocation to China and heavy anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union contributed to the fall in shipments. Sales to the U.S. market, Russia and Turkey however soared, as reflected by our series of statistical tables.
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Cotton Yarn Prices in Pakistan (Statistical Report)

3 April 2008 - Cotton yarn prices slightly eased in the last period on Pakistan's domestic market, allowing some rise in orders. Although cotton prices were stable in the last weeks, yarn processors continue expecting lower yarn prices in the near term, our Pakistan Correspondent reports. Statistical price tables for the Karachi Yarn Market are now available here.
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U.S. Apparel Imports in First Half 2008 (Statistical Report)

13 August 2008 - U.S. apparel imports less declined in the second quarter this year, compared with the first quarter. Knit apparel imports even stabilized while shipments of woven apparel continued sliding. Although still down, import from China started recovering in the second quarter while further surging from Vietnam and more significantly rising from Bangladesh and El Salvador. Sri Lanka, Jordan and the Dominican Republic are in trouble while Turkey and South Korea are even disappearing.
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Viscose Filament and Staple Fiber Prices (Bi-Weekly Report)

24 April 2008 -
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