Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports

2009 update

Publication Date	August 2009
Publisher	Textiles Intelligence
Product Type	Report
Pages	61
ISBN Number	978-1-906720-94-0
Product Code	TXI00031

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Summary

This report examines trends in EU imports and import prices for textiles and clothing as a whole and for 12 major product categories, namely cotton yarn, fabrics woven from synthetic staple fibres, fabrics woven from synthetic filament yarn, T-shirts, pullovers, trousers, women's blouses, men's shirts, women's overcoats, women's dresses, women's skirts, and women's suits.

Overall, EU textile and clothing imports rose in value by just 0.2% in 2008, reaching Euro80.46 bn (US$117.65 bn). However, the overall figure conceals the fact that clothing imports alone were up by 2.4% in value while textile imports declined by 5.7%. In volume terms the trends were similar as textile and clothing imports as a whole fell by 2.9% but clothing imports rose by 2.8% while textile imports fell by 6.7%. In the first three months of 2009, reflecting the worsening economic situation, textile and clothing imports fell by 1.7% in value terms and by 11.9% in volume.

Prices rose in 2008, despite an increase in the availability of supplies following the removal of safeguard quotas against China at the end of the previous year. Some suppliers increased their prices in order to maintain revenues in the face of falling sales volumes as the global financial crisis took hold. However, many suppliers have been moving to higher value products.

Eight of the ten largest textile and clothing suppliers to the EU raised their prices in 2008. Among these, the average price of imports from Vietnam rose by a significant 49%. However, this was exceptional, and other increases were more moderate. In the first three months of 2009, all of the ten largest suppliers raised their prices at a time when volumes were declining.

EU imports of Chinese dresses, pullovers, trousers, T-shirts and women's blouses-which had been subject to safeguard quotas from mid-2005 to the end of 2007-rose in volume at double and triple digit rates in 2008, while the average prices of these imports fell at double digit rates. In contrast, imports of these items from Vietnam all fell sharply in volume but surged in price.

Content

Summary
Introduction
- Trends in Imports, Prices and Consumption
- Imports
- Import Prices
- Impact of The Elimination of China Safeguard Quotas on Imports from China and Vietnam
- Impact on Imports from China
- Impact on Imports from Vietnam
EU Import Trends
- Trends by Main Supplying Region
- Outlook
EU Imports of Textiles
- General Trends
- Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Clothing
- General Trends
- Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Cotton Yarn
- General Trends
- Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Fabrics Woven from Synthetic Staple Fibres
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
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EU Imports of Fabrics Woven from Synthetic Filament Yarn
- General Trends
- Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of T-Shirts
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Pullovers
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Trousers
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Women's Blouses
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Men's Shirts
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
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EU Imports of Women's Overcoats
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Women's Dresses
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Women's Skirts
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
EU Imports of Women's Suits
- General Trends
- The Top Ten Supplying Countries
- Best Performers
- Worst Performers
- Highest and Lowest Import Prices
- Biggest Price Movements
Appendix
- Exchange Rates
- Effect of Quota Liberalisation on Imports
- The Impact of China's Accession to The Wto
List of Tables
- Table 1: EU: Growth in Clothing Imports from China and Vietnam, and Associated Price Changes,Selected Categories, 2006-08
- Table 2: EU: Imports of Textiles and Clothing by Region and Country of Origin, 2008
- Table 3: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Mfa Textiles, 1990-2008
- Table 4: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Mfa Clothing, 1990-2008
- Table 5: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Cotton Yarn (Category 1), 1990-2008
- Table 6: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Fabrics Woven from Synthetic Staple Fibres (Category 3), 1990-2008
- Table 7: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Fabric Woven from Synthetic Filament Yarn (Category 35), 1991-2008
- Table 8: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of T-Shirts (Category 4), 1990-2008
- Table 9: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Pullovers (Category 5), 1990-2008
- Table 10: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Trousers (Category 6), 1990-2008
- Table 11: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Women's Blouses (Category 7), 1990-2008
- Table 12: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Men's Shirts (Category 8), 1990-2008
- Table 13: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Women's Overcoats (Category 15), 1990-2008
- Table 14: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Women's Dresses (Category 26), 1990-2008
- Table 15: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Women's Skirts (Category 27), 1990-2008
- Table 16: EU: Top Ten Suppliers of Women's Suits (Category 29), 1990-2008
- Table 17: Trends in Average Exchange Rates against The EUro: The USA and Selected Asian Countries,1997-2009
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports, 1995-2008
- Figure 2: Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Average Import Prices, 1995-2008