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Womenswear Buoys Apparel Prices in December
The consumer price index (CPI) in December had its biggest increase in four months, according to data just…
Apparel Specialty Stores End 2013 on a High Note
Though on an overall basis U.S. retailers ended 2013 with neither a bang nor a whimper, according to…
Apparel Outpaces Total Imports in November
U.S. apparel imports grew 3% in November, outpacing total goods and services imports, which suffered a 3%…
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Vietnam Will Be Biggest U.S. Apparel Market Share Gainer of 2013
Vietnam is on pace to enjoy the biggest gain of any top trading partner in U.S. apparel market share for 2013.
U.S. Footwear Imports Recover in November
Vietnam has enjoyed a 21% increase in the dollar amount of footwear shipped to the US this year compared to…
Asian Fiber Prices Suffer a Surprise Drop in December
After stabilizing somewhat in November, global synthetic fiber prices dropped in December, hurt by soft…
Wool Prices Slip in December Ahead of Holiday Break
Wool prices slipped 3% on a U.S. dollar basis between the end of November and the third week of December…
U.S. Cotton Prices Firm in December
Cotton prices firmed in December, finishing the month at 81 cents per pound, more than a nickel higher than…
Domestic Apparel Producer Prices Fall in November
Producer prices of apparel fell in November, underperforming those of all finished goods for the first time…
Apparel Prices Firm, though CPI Fails to Tell the Whole Story
Consumer prices for apparel recovered slightly in November, according to data just released by the U.S…
U.S. Retailers Have Strong November, but Apparel Sales Slowed
U.S. retail had a good month in November, capped off by very healthy gains for Thanksgiving week, though…
China Continues to Lose U.S. Apparel Import Share to Vietnam and Bangladesh
Apparel imports from Vietnam and Bangladesh have grown at double-digit rates so far in 2013, allowing the two…
U.S. Apparel Import and Export Growth Brisk in October
U.S. apparel imports grew faster than imports of all goods and services in October, according to the most…
Weak Cotton Prices Continue in November
Cotton prices dropped by a penny in November, finishing the month at 75.6 cents per pound…