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CPI: Apparel Prices Up 2.9 Percent in March
Retail prices on women's apparel jumped 2.9 percent last month, matching the second-largest seasonally…
Women’s Apparel Prices Register Sharp Increase
The jump matches the second-largest seasonally adjusted increase on record.
Schwab to Replace Portman as USTR
President Bush nominated Susan Schwab to be the new U.S. Trade Representative, replacing Rob Portman, tapped…
Apparel Prices Up Slightly
Wholesale prices on domestically produced women's and girls' cut-and-sewn apparel increased 0.4 percent and…
Bush Nominates Schwab For Trade Rep Post
Schwab would replace Rob Portman, who was nominated to be director of the Office of Management and Budget.
March Retail Sales Up, but Fashion Down
Overall retail sales outpaced those of specialty and department stores in March as sluggish consumer demand…
In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lion: Consumer Spending Gathers Strength
Consumers spent fairly freely last month, just not on fashion.
China Apparel and Textile Imports Slip in Feb.
In a dramatic but likely temporary reversal, apparel and textile imports from China fell 10.4 percent in…
Chinese Imports Take A Dive
Apparel and textile imports from China fell 10.4 percent in February, the first such decline since September…
Immigration Reform Has Industry on Edge
The red-hot debate on immigration isn't new to U.S. apparel manufacturing, which has dealt with the issue of…
Industry Loses Jobs, U.S. Unemployment Falls
U.S. textile and apparel makers cut 4,600 jobs in March, but the economy added 211,000 jobs and the…
U.S., China Set to Discuss Currency, Property Rights
China's currency and intellectual property rights policies should top the agenda in two weeks of meetings…
Textile And Apparel Producers Cut 4,600 Jobs
The overall economy added 211,000 positions which pushed the unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent.
Textile and Apparel Producers Lose 4,600 Jobs
However, the overall economy added 211,000 positions, which pushed the unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent.
Honduras, Nicaragua Set to Enact CAFTA
Honduras and Nicaragua were expected to fully enact the Central American Free Trade Agreement over the…