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Importers Scramble to Avoid Safeguard Limits
U.S. importers have rushed to beat embargoes on Chinese goods by moving up production, taking to air freight…
China Currency Move Seen as First Step
Economists said China's decision on Thursday to revalue its currency for the first time in 10 years was a…
Rep. Thomas Reaffirms Quick House Vote on CAFTA
House Ways & Means chairman Bill Thomas pledged to expedite legislative changes to CAFTA's textile rule of…
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Apparel Prices Flat in June
Wholesale prices on U.S.-produced women's apparel held steady in June, but were up 0.7 percent from a year…
Credit Purchases Boost Retail Sales in June
Retail sales strengthened in June, but economists said the growth might not be sustainable as consumers have…
China’s U.S. Imports Continue to Increase
China continued to dominate apparel and textile trade with the U.S. in May, boosting imports of those…
CITA Approves Trio for CBTPA
The goods include certain kinds of woven cotton shirts and blouses, and two types of men's and boys' woven…
Trade Battle: Industry Ups Pressure as U.S. and China Talk On
As Chinese and U.S. diplomats worked toward an agreement on textile and apparel imports, domestic producers…
Trade Tops Agenda in China Meetings
Textiles and apparel will be a key topic when USTR Rob Portman and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez meet…
Industry Payroll Slips in June
Continuing to feel the strain of an increasingly global marketplace, U.S. apparel and textile producers cut…
Bush Moves Against Cotton Subsidies
The U.S. moved to cancel a program ruled illegal by the WTO that provided million of dollars in subsidies to…
Seeking Certainty Over Safeguards
Apparel importers find themselves chafed by new restrictions on goods from China.
Greenspan, Snow Reassure Senators Regarding China Currency
Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow told two senators on Thursday…
China Expected to Seek Broad Textile Agreement
China is likely to push for a broad agreement regulating textile and apparel imports to the U.S., Commerce…
CAFTA Set for Debate in Congress
President Bush sent CAFTA to Congress, bringing the most controversial trade agreement in more than a decade…