World Textile Trade and Production Trends

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The world's textile and clothing industry is constantly undergoing changes. Companies in developed countries face rising competition from imports, but they are responding with advanced technology and increased market awareness. The report, written by Robin Anson and Paul Simpson, contains over 350 pages of text and more than 200 tables, providing comprehensive information, data and forecasts for the world's textile and clothing industry. It looks at the changes in world fibre demand, examines the changes which most affect the future prospects for textile and clothing manufacturers, and provides profiles of the textile industries and markets in the main exporting and importing countries.

PART 1: GLOBAL TRENDS IN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Chapter 1: Fibre demand and production trends: World fibre demand
Competition between fibre types
Chapter 2: Textile and clothing demand and production trends: Technical change and developments
Demand for textile products
Changing textile industrial structure
Location of textile and clothing production
Costs of production
PART 2: INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Chapter 3: Trends in world textiles and clothing trade: The importance of world trade in textiles and clothing
The leading textiles and clothing trading countries
General trends in world textile and clothing trade
Developments in regional trade flows
Trade balances
Relative importance of clothing
Chapter 4: Import penetration in developed countries: Export shares
Sharing the burden of imports
Chapter 5: Trade regulation ? the Multi?Fibre Arrangement: Introduction
Operation of the Multi?Fibre Arrangement
Events leading to the establishment of the MFA
MFA renewals
The MFA in theory and practice
MFA IV: 1986?1991
Effect of the MFA on developing countries
Chapter 6: Structural adjustment under the MFA: Response of developed countries
Measures to encourage adjustment
Chapter 7: Other arrangements for trade regulation: Countries benefiting from EC preferential arrangements
US "807" arrangements
Autonomous arrangements
Tariff quotas
Tariff measures affecting textiles and clothing
Non?tariff barriers
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Chapter 8: The future for trade regulation: Is the MFA here to stay?
US Textile and Apparel Trade Bill
New Gatt round
What if the MFA goes?
Is textiles still a special case?
PART 3: TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PROSPECTS BY COUNTRY
Chapter 9: USA, Canada and Japan: United States of America
Canada
Japan
Chapter 10: Western Europe: The European Community
Belgium
Denmark
France
West Germany
Greece
Irish Republic
Italy
The Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Other West European countries Chapter 11: USSR and Eastern Europe; Introduction
Mill consumption
Exports and imports
Outlook
Chapter 12: Egypt, Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey: Egypt
Mauritius
Morocco
Tunisia
Turkey
Chapter 13: Latin America: Comparisons of textile industries within the region
Brazil
Mexico
Chapter 14: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Chapter 15:Asian: Introduction
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Chapter 16: China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan: China
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
Appendix: Annual average exchange rates

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