Competing with China

With China hamstrung by temporary quota restrictions for another year or two and expected to be less competitive afterwards, and the EU and US likely to be more protectionist against China than they were in early 2005, what does this mean for other apparel producing nations? Mike Flanagan takes a look.

ANALYSIS: How producer countries are faring against China

4 December 2006

CHINA: Ten-month textile trade surplus tops $105bln

4 December 2006

China’s textile trade has registered a trade surplus of US$105.4bn in the first ten months of the year according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

PAKISTAN: Textile Mills Association fears loss of trade to China

24 November 2006

China’s increasing textile exports to Pakistan are threatening the latter’s industry, Akbar Sheikh, spokesman for All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Indian apparel exporters record dramatic gains

24 November 2006

Now that India is no longer constrained by quotas, its intrinsic competitiveness is being revealed. Even though China has made bigger gains in market share last year, India’s impressive performance means it now looks set to be one of the world’s biggest locations for outsourcing textiles and apparel in the future, according to a new report.

Indonesian makers face an anxious future

1 November 2006

Safeguard measures against Chinese imports into the EU and US continue to protect other apparel producing countries from the full impact of Chinese competition. But while Indonesian apparel exporters see bright short-term prospects, what is the outlook for their longer-term future? Jozef De Coster reports from Jakarta.

ASIA: China competitors cash in on EU quotas

3 October 2006

European Union (EU) clothing and textile import figures show that China’s Asian competitors in the sector’s global export market have benefited from EU restrictions on importing certain Chinese lines.