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Exporting Textiles: The U.S. Dilemma


2237 Thu, 04/17/2008 - 1:52pm

As the domestic textiles industry continues to wage its seemingly endless battles over imports, grappling with such tinderbox issues as tariffs, free trade and foreign dumping, it should not be forgotten that the United States remains a major player in exporting textiles as well.

Slowdown in U.S. Imports: Blip or Trend?


2237 Thu, 04/17/2008 - 1:50pm

It may be a statistical blip, an early irrelevance or the start of something big, but January’s data (the latest available) on the United States’ imports of non-apparel textiles show a slight decline in the rate of both dollars and units, compared with the same month a year ago. A similar situation holds for apparel.
The reason January’s figures compel more than a passing glance is that they appear to confirm a trend that began in 2005.

Only Time Will Tell


2237 Thu, 04/17/2008 - 1:49pm

By Nathan Weber
When economists, government officials and academics refer to the current age as the evolving “Asian century,” expected to replace the American century within a generation or two (just as the United States replaced the earlier British century), they usually refer only to China.

Material Losses


2237 Wed, 02/20/2008 - 3:58pm

By David Gill
NEW YORK–The textiles industry became one of the victims of the failing U.S. economy in 2007, as total sales for the products tracked by HFN fell by nearly 2 percent to slightly more than $19.5 billion.
The industry’s overall total represented a turnaround from 2006, when sales rose by more than 2 percent and topped the $20 billion mark. The biggest drops among the individual categories occurred in down comforters, whose sales plummeted by nearly 6 percent; sheets, down by 3.5 percent; and shower curtains, off 3.2 percent.

Merchants Hunt for New Finds in New York


2237 Fri, 02/08/2008 - 4:51pm

By Barbara Thau
NEW YORK–Retailers headed here for the textiles show hope to be dazzled by unique finds—be it green fare or new materials and colors—that have the potential to lift soft-home sales.
Merchants are also looking to unearth product categories that will help expand and redefine their home textiles departments.
They could use the help, as the textiles business has not been setting the world on fire, merchants said.