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1338 reportsBangladesh Apparel Exports in 2nd Quarter 2026
.Bangladesh's apparel exports fell in the second quarter of 2026. Shipments to Europe dropped sharply, with Germany, France and the Netherlands down by double digits in value. The US market held up better and Bangladesh gained market share there. Energy…
Recycled Polyester Filament Yarn Prices (Monthly)
Recycled polyester filament yarns rose faster than virgin yarns in September. Producers passed on higher bottle flake costs as the peak season lifted demand for GRS-certified yarns. The discount to virgin POY in China has almost closed and could turn…
Turkey Apparel Exports in 2nd Quarter 2026
Turkey's apparel exports rose 4% in value in the second quarter, the first year-on-year increase in six quarters. Volumes still fell, but the decline narrowed sharply. Higher unit values explain the entire gain. Growth came from the Middle East and…
Cotton Prices on International and Domestic Markets (Weekly)
Cotton prices recovered last week after the sharp fall of early September. The end of state reserve sales in China removes a source of cheap supply and lifted Zhengzhou futures. New crop arrivals in Xinjiang, India and the United States…
Polyester Market Prices in Asia (Weekly)
Crude oil rebounded last week after Washington rejected the latest Iranian offer for a truce. Polyester intermediates followed and lifted the polyester chain to multi-year highs in September. Producers could not pass on the full cost increase and cut their…
Recycled Polyester Staple Fiber and Yarn Prices (Monthly)
Virgin polyester staple fiber prices have surged since March under the pressure of crude oil and intermediates. Recycled polyester has not followed. Close virgin re-PSF now trades at a discount to virgin fiber in China, a rare situation as GRS…
Nylon 6 and Nylon 6.6 Chain Prices (Monthly)
Nylon prices rose in September on higher feedstock costs. Benzene and caprolactam followed crude oil higher after new tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Nylon 6 filament producers passed most of the increase on to buyers and improved their margins.…
Wool Prices In Australia and South Africa (Weekly)
Australian wool prices fell for a third week. The first sale after the Nanjing conference showed that Chinese demand is real, but selective. Fine wool found buyers and rose against the trend. Standard types kept falling, as mills resist paying…
Linen Fiber and Yarn Prices (Monthly)
The summer heatwave disrupted the European flax season, but it should not reduce output significantly. Plants matured early, and the dry weather slowed retting. New fiber will reach the market later than usual. Record acreage should still lift European production…
Spun Yarn Prices: Domestic Markets (Monthly)
Cotton and polyester moved in opposite directions in September. Cotton fiber prices fell after the summer rally. Cotton yarn prices started to follow, and India and China made the first cuts. Polyester staple fiber surged with crude oil after new…
EU Clothing Imports: Origin Comparison in 2nd Quarter 2026
The overall figures hide sharp differences between categories and origins. Extra-EU volumes fell 4.3% in knit clothing and rose 0.3% in woven clothing. China gained in almost every category. Most other suppliers lost ground in the large categories. Unit values…
Pakistan Fiber and Yarn Prices (Monthly)
Cotton yarn prices rose sharply in Pakistan over the past four weeks. Cotton and polyester fiber became more expensive, and spinners passed these costs on to their buyers. Demand made this possible. Yarn exports rose, Chinese buyers booked ahead and…
US Apparel Imports From Central America (Quarterly)
US apparel imports from Central America fell again in the second quarter of 2026. The decline was sharper than for total US imports. All six CAFTA-DR countries shipped lower volumes, but the results differ widely. Nicaragua lost nearly a third…
Bangladesh Yarn Market Prices (Monthly)
Yarn prices in Bangladesh jumped in September. Gas and power shortages cut spinning output and spinners raised their offers. Prices then stopped rising in the last two weeks as gas supply improved. The government has also reopened the door to…
Polyester Market Prices in Asia (Weekly)
Crude oil fell last week as tensions eased in the Middle East. This has not yet brought relief to polyester producers in China. PTA and MEG remain in short supply, so production costs stay high. Downstream buyers refuse to pay…
Cotton Prices on International and Domestic Markets (Weekly)
Cotton prices fell again last week on all markets. New York futures lost more than 5% after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and export sales disappointed. The decline spread to the A Index and to import offers at…
Cambodia Apparel Exports in 2nd Quarter 2026
Cambodia's apparel exports kept growing in the second quarter of 2026, but much more slowly than a year ago. Woven apparel and the US market supported shipments, while demand weakened in northern Europe. A new US tariff, closer scrutiny of…
Viscose Fiber & Yarn Prices (Monthly)
Viscose fiber prices rose again in China and Pakistan over the past four weeks, supported by low inventories and firm pulp costs. Yarn prices followed in India and Bangladesh but not in China, where demand stays weak and spinning margins…
Wool Prices In Australia and South Africa (Weekly)
Australian wool prices fell this week, as a larger offering met cautious Chinese demand ahead of the Nanjing conference, and South Africa followed the same path. This report provides a detailed analysis of wool prices in both Australia and South…
UK Apparel Imports in 2nd Quarter 2026
UK apparel imports fell in the second quarter of 2026 after a strong rise a year earlier. Volumes dropped much faster than values, which pushed average import prices higher. Viet Nam and Cambodia gained ground, while India lost volume ahead…