SUMMARY

GROWTH IN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING TRADE

Textiles and clothing
Textile trade flows
Clothing trade flows
Intra-Asian textile and clothing trade

TEXTILE AND CLOTHING DEFICITS AND SURPLUSES

Deficits
Surpluses

LEADING TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

Leading textile exporters
Leading textile importers
Leading clothing exporters
Leading clothing importers

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

List of tables

Table 1: World trade in textiles and clothing, 2010
Table 2: Major regional flows in world exports of textiles and clothing, 2000-10
Table 3: Asian trade flows in textiles and clothing, 2000-10
Table 4: US textile and clothing trade, 2000-10
Table 5: Textile and clothing trade balances, selected countries, 1980-2010
Table 6: The world's leading exporters and importers of textiles, 1980-2010
Table 7: The world's leading exporters and importers of clothing, 1980-2010
Table 8: Labour costs in the textile industry, by country, 1980-2008
Table 9: Changes in the exchange rates of selected Asian countries and the EU against the US dollar, 2nd qtr 1997-2011
Table 10: Share of textile trade in total merchandise trade and in trade in manufactures, by region, 2010
Table 11: Share of clothing trade in total merchandise trade and in trade in manufactures, by region, 2010
Table 12: Exports of textiles from selected economies, 1990-2010
Table 13: Imports of textiles into selected economies, 1990-2010
Table 14: Exports of clothing from selected economies, 1990-2010
Table 15: Imports of clothing into selected economies, 1990-2010
Table 16: Exports of textiles by principal region, 2005-10
Table 17: Exports of clothing by principal region, 2005-10
Table 18: Textile imports into the EU and the USA from selected regions and countries, 2005-10
Table 19: Textile imports into China and Mexico from selected regions and countries, 2005-10
Table 20: Textile imports into Japan and Turkey from selected regions and countries, 2005-10
Table 21: Clothing imports into the EU and the USA from selected regions and countries, 2005-10
Table 22: Clothing imports into Canada and Japan from selected regions and countries, 2005-10
Table 23: Trade in textiles and clothing for selected economies, 1980-2010