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Currency Brief: Dollar Slips in February Against Major Apparel Currencies
The rising dollar was tempered a bit in February compared to recent months, with the U.S. dollar index…
Apparel Stocks Beat Market in February
Apparel retail stocks outperformed the Dow in February, with the average industry share rising 1.7%, compared…
Womenswear Price Deflation Drives Apparel CPI Down for Fifteenth Straight Month
Prices for apparel continued their downward spiral in January, falling for the fifteenth straight month, in…
Apparel Import Race Picks Up in 2015, Vietnam the Victor
U.S. apparel import growth accelerated in 2015, despite the ports slowdown last Spring, and slowing retail…
Women’s Apparel Price Deflation Challenged Retail Sector in December
Prices for apparel continued their downward spiral, pressured by the sluggish and highly promotional women's…
Synthetic Fiber Prices Fall By Double Digits in 2015
Global synthetic fiber prices fell by 16.6% in December year-over-year, according to recent data from…
Apparel Sales Took a Beating in Holiday Season
It's official: Retail apparel sales were lousy in late 2015.
Vietnam, Bangladesh Enjoy Biggest Share Gains of US Apparel Imports
U.S. apparel import growth slowed in November, bringing total imports for the January through November 2015…
Department and Specialty Stores Cut Jobs in Holiday Season
Retail employment growth continued to lag behind overall employment in December
Apparel Imports Moderate in November
U.S. apparel imports increased in November compared to the same month in 2014, outpacing overall goods and…
Apparel Retail Stocks in 2015: Top Gainers and Losers
By all accounts a lackluster year for the stock market, 2015 saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average lose 1.7%…
Cotton Prices End 2015 3% Higher than Year-Ago
The cotton market was relatively quiet in 2015, with prices rising 3 percent for the entire year
Wool Prices Rise, Helped by Outerwear and Activewear
Wool prices in key Australian markets drifted higher in October and November in U.S. dollar terms.
Consumer Spending on Apparel Outpaces Footwear in October
Consumer spending, that all-important measure comprising 70 percent of GDP growth, rose by only 3.4% in…
Disposable Income Steady in October, but Spending Down, Savings Up
Personal disposable (after-tax) income rose by nearly 4 percent for the sixth straight month in October on a…