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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 2006-2009 (Statistical Report) |
| 18 March 2010 - US imports of cotton pullovers from China surged in 2009, after quotas were eliminated. Other suppliers however resisted, especially from Indonesia and Vietnam, thanks to the high level of Chinese prices, and as reflected by our series of statistical tables. |
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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 Market Prices in Asia (Weekly Report) |
| 12 October 2009 - Polyester intermediate prices were relatively unchanged when China returned to work at the end of last week. The Paraxylene ACP contract was however settled at a very low level, announcing a new fall in PTA prices, while the MEG market may be depressed by the decline in ethylene prices. |
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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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| US Apparel Imports: China vs. Rest of World in First Half 2009 (Statistical Report) |
| 10 September 2009 - China gained new significant shares on the US apparel market over the first half. The abolition of quotas resulted in lower unit prices, allowing a surge in shipments from China. Other origins suffered from Chinese competition, being unable to significantly lower their prices, as reflected by our series of statistical tables. |
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| Polyester Prices Are No More Rising in China (Weekly Report) |
| 3 November 2009 - Polyester prices stopped rising after the weekend in China, in line with weaker demand and lower raw material costs. The continued rise in cotton prices may however boost polyester staple fiber use in the coming months. |
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| Cotton Fiber & Yarn Price Comparison: China vs. India and Pakistan (Statistical Report) |
| 5 May 2009 - As cotton prices are rising on the world markets, yarn makers in China, India and Pakistan are confronted with very different market situations. China has a clear advantage in local currency terms but is losing its competitiveness on the international market, according to our statistical analysis in both domestic currency and US$ terms. |
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| 9 Jun 2009 - Raw material costs of polyester producers fell in the past weeks in India, with staple fiber prices also declining as a result. Filament prices were mixed with POY prices being reduced while textured yarn prices were raised, thanks to stronger demand from weavers, our India Correspondent reports. |
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