Plunkett's Apparel and Textiles Trends and Statistics 2012 (Summary)

PLUNKETT'S APPAREL & TEXTILES INDUSTRY TRENDS & STATISTICS 2012

Key Features:

-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
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Pages: 39
Statistical Tables Provided: 10
Geographic Focus: Global

A condensed market research report excerpted from Plunkett?s Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2012, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and vital statistical tables. You will gain significant insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:
Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry
1)Introduction to the Apparel & Textiles Industry
2)Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing/Vietnam, Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Market Share
3)Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market
4)High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate
5)Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly
6)3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market
7)The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere
8)Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges
9)Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus-Size Sales Are Slowing
10)Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines
11)Luxury Lines Bounce Back
12)Luxury Goes Online
13)Self Service Apparel Fitting Technologies Grow in Stores and Online
14)Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion
15)Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers
16)Apparel Manufacturing Gains Ground in the U.S.
17)Apparel Goes Green

Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics
1)Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview
2)Percent Change in U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Producer Prices, 2004-2011
3)Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton & Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated & Stocks: 2010-July 2011
4)Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011
5)Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel Exports: 2010-2011
6)Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011
7)Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products & Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011
8)U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2005-2011
9)Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2009-2012
10)Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2006-2011