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Trade Environment Reports

Our trade environment reports cover emerging currencies, minimum wages in emerging countries, production costs in China, and inflation rates in emerging countries.

China Textile & Clothing Production Costs (Monthly)

June 12, 2025
China's economy continued to exhibit signs of strain in May, further exacerbated by additional U.S. tariffs amid ongoing challenges. Our comprehensive statistical report offers an in-depth analysis of China's production costs and consumer prices, focusing on the textile and clothing sectors. The report includes historical data on producer prices, purchasing prices, consumer prices, PMI surveys, and apparel exports. Read more...

Emerging Currencies: May 2025 (Monthly)

June 2, 2025
Currency values remained broadly stable in May, with a slightly weaker dollar and a continued rebound in the euro and sterling, offering breathing space to European importers just as Chinese exporters increasingly shift their focus toward the EU market. Our monthly statistical report presents a comprehensive overview of currency values in low-income nations relative to the US dollar, the euro, the British pound, the Indian rupee, the Pakistani rupee, and the Chinese renminbi over

Inflation in Emerging Countries (Monthly)

May 22, 2025
Inflation remained broadly stable across emerging markets in April, but Turkey and Egypt continued to struggle with entrenched high inflation, showing little progress in bringing it down to moderate levels. Our monthly report compares inflation rates in low-cost countries, utilizing historical data dating back to 2010. Furthermore, we assess the impact of currency fluctuations against the US dollar, the euro, and the British pound to gauge the real terms of trade for exporters. <div

China Textile & Clothing Production Costs (Monthly)

May 19, 2025
China’s textile and clothing sectors faced mounting pressure in April as US tariffs deepened trade uncertainty, pushing producer prices further into deflation, weakening export performance, and dampening manufacturing sentiment. Our comprehensive statistical report offers an in-depth analysis of China's production costs and consumer prices, focusing on the textile and clothing sectors. The report includes historical data on producer prices, purchasing prices, consumer prices, PMI surveys, and apparel exports.
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