Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| Glossary | 11 | 13 |
| INTRODUCTION | 24 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 26 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 30 | 18 |
| Introduction to the Apparel &Textiles Industry | 30 | 3 |
| Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing Slows/China Remains a Major Factor | 33 | 2 |
| Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market | 35 | 1 |
| High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate | 35 | 1 |
| Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly | 36 | 1 |
| 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market | 37 | 2 |
| The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China | 39 | 1 |
| Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Slows | 39 | 1 |
| Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus Size Sales Are Slowing | 40 | 1 |
| Baby Boomers Dominate the Apparel Market | 41 | 1 |
| Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines | 42 | 1 |
| Luxury Lines Face Falling Revenues | 42 | 1 |
| Luxury Goes Online | 43 | 1 |
| Online Apparel Buying Looks for Better Fit | 44 | 1 |
| Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off | 44 | 1 |
| Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion | 45 | 1 |
| Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers | 46 | 1 |
| Some Apparel Manufacturers Still Resist Outsourcing | 47 | 1 |
| Apparel Goes Green | 47 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 48 | 24 |
| Apparel &Textiles Industry Overview | 49 | 1 |
| International Trade in Textiles: 1980-2008 | 50 | 1 |
| Quarterly Summary of U.S. Textile Production: 2006-2009 | 51 | 1 |
| International Trade in Apparel: 1980-2008 | 52 | 1 |
| Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production &Value of Shipments for Apparel: 2007-2009 | 53 | 1 |
| Production, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Selected Apparel Items, U.S.: 2009 | 54 | 1 |
| International Export Prices of Cotton, Wool, Rubber, Hides &Skins as Indices: 2000-2009 | 55 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Broadwoven Fabrics Production: 2006-2009 | 56 | 1 |
| Production, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Broadwoven Fabrics, U.S.: 2009 | 57 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Knit Fabrics Production: 2008-2009 | 58 | 1 |
| Production, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases &Towels, U.S.: 2009 | 59 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Yarn Production by Fiber: 2006-2009 | 60 | 1 |
| Production, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Yarn, U.S.: 2009 | 61 | 1 |
| Production, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Carpet &Rugs, U.S.: 2007-2008 | 62 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton &Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated &Stocks: 2008-January 2010 | 64 | 1 |
| U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2003-2009 | 65 | 1 |
| Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles &Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 | 66 | 1 |
| Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles &Apparel: 2008-2009 | 67 | 1 |
| Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel &Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 | 68 | 1 |
| Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products &Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 | 69 | 1 |
| Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield &Production: 2007-2010 | 70 | 1 |
| Apparel &Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-2009 | 71 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 72 | 22 |
| Chapter 4 | 94 | 32 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 95 | 2 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 97 | 9 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 106 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 109 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 112 | 2 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 114 | 9 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 123 | 3 |
| Individual Data Profiles On Each Of THE APPAREL &TEXTILES 350 | 126 | 353 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 479 | 27 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 480 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 482 | 24 |
