Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Trends & Statistics 2008 (Summary)

Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Published: Mar. 30, 2008 - 53 Pages

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry

1) Introduction to the Apparel & Textiles Industry

2) Globalization: Explosive Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing

3) Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market

4) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate

5) Exercise Apparel Sales Boom

6) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market

7) U.S. Linens Sales Dominated by Big-Box Retailers and Discount Department Stores

8) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China

9) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Boom

10) Alternative Sizing Is Big

11) Baby Boomers Dominate the Apparel Market

12) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines

13) Haute Couture Looks to Diffusion Lines for Expansion

14) Luxury Goes Online

15) Online Apparel Buying Looks for Better Fit

16) Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion

17) Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers

18) Some Apparel Manufacturers Still Resist Outsourcing

19) Apparel Goes Green

Chapter 2: Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics

Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview

Quarterly Summary of U.S. Textile Production: 2005-2007

Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments for Apparel: 2000-2007

Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments of Men's, Junior Boys' & Little Boys' Apparel: 2005-2007

Quantity of U.S. Production of Apparel by Type of Fabrics, Men's & Boys' Garments: 2007

Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments of Women's, Misses', Juniors' & Girls' Apparel: 2005-2007

Quantity of U.S. Production of Apparel by Type of Fabrics, Women's & Girls' Garments: 2007

Summary of U.S. Broadwoven Fabrics Production: 2005-2007

Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Broadwoven Fabrics, U.S.: 2007

Summary of U.S. Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases & Towels Production: 2005-2007

Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases & Towels, U.S.: 2007

Summary of U.S. Yarn Production by Fiber: 2005-2007

Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Yarn, U.S.: 2007

Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Carpet & Rugs, U.S.: 2005-2006

Value of U.S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Carpet & Rugs: 2001-2006

Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton & Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated & Stocks: 2005-January 2008

U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2001-2007

Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel: 2006-2007

Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2006-2007

Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2006-2007

Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products & Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2006-2007

International Trade in Apparel: 1980-2006

International Trade in Textiles: 1980-2006

International Export Prices of Cotton, Wool, Rubber, Hides & Skins as Indices: 1996-2007

Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2005-2008

Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2002-2007

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