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Contents
> Director-General’s letter to journalists
> The Doha Development Agenda
> Agriculture
> Cotton
> Services
> Market access, non-agricultural products
> Intellectual property (TRIPS)
> Trade facilitation
> Rules: ad, scm including fisheries subsidies
> Rules: regional agreements
> Dispute settlement
> Trade and environment
> Small economies
> Trade, debt and finance
> Trade and technology transfer
> Technical cooperation
> Least-developed countries
> Special and differential treatment
> Implementation issues
> Electronic commerce
> Members and accessions
> Members
> Bananas
> Statistics, Textiles and Clothing
> Statistics, Facts and Figures
> Jargon buster, Country groupings
> Jargon buster, An informal guide to ‘WTOspeak’
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Since the beginning of 2005, imports from previously restricted
suppliers increased sharply in the US and the EU. The import
increases have been particularly strong from China which led to the
imposition of new limitations on Chinese textiles and clothing
exports to the United States and the EU. The legal basis for this
new selective quantitative restrictions on Chinese exports are in
the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China which is
annexed to China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO.
Leading exporters and importers of textiles, 2004 back to top
(Billion
dollars and percentage)
|
|
|
|
Share in world |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
exports/imports |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
|
2004 |
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
2000-04 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Exporters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Union (25) |
71.29 |
|
- |
- |
36.5 |
36.6 |
|
6 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
|
extra-EU (25)
exports |
24.31 |
|
- |
- |
11.2 |
12.5 |
|
9 |
5 |
15 |
15 |
|
China a, b |
33.43 |
|
4.6 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
17.2 |
|
20 |
22 |
31 |
24 |
|
Hong Kong, China |
14.30 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
domestic exports |
0.68 |
|
1.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
|
-13 |
-7 |
-23 |
-10 |
|
re-exports |
13.61 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
3 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
|
United States |
11.99 |
|
6.8 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
Korea, Republic of |
10.84 |
|
4.0 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
|
-4 |
0 |
-2 |
1 |
|
Taipei, Chinese |
10.04 |
|
3.2 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
5.2 |
|
-4 |
-4 |
-2 |
8 |
|
Japan |
7.14 |
|
9.3 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
|
0 |
-3 |
7 |
11 |
|
India c |
6.85 |
|
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
|
6 |
12 |
14 |
... |
|
Turkey |
6.43 |
|
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
|
15 |
8 |
24 |
22 |
|
Pakistan |
6.12 |
|
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
|
8 |
6 |
21 |
5 |
|
Indonesia |
3.15 |
|
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
|
-3 |
-10 |
1 |
8 |
|
Thailand d |
2.63 |
|
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
8 |
1 |
14 |
21 |
|
Canada |
2.43 |
|
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
Mexico a, d |
2.24 |
|
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
|
-3 |
6 |
-5 |
7 |
|
Switzerland |
1.60 |
|
2.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
|
2 |
-2 |
6 |
7 |
|
Above 15 |
176.85 |
|
- |
- |
92.1 |
91.3 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Importers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Union (25) |
67.97 |
|
- |
- |
33.8 |
33.0 |
|
5 |
2 |
14 |
9 |
|
extra-EU (25)
imports |
20.99 |
|
- |
- |
9.9 |
10.2 |
|
7 |
0 |
15 |
14 |
|
United States |
20.66 |
|
4.5 |
6.2 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
|
7 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
|
China a, b |
15.30 |
|
1.9 |
4.9 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
|
5 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
|
Hong Kong, China |
14.11 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1 |
-1 |
7 |
9 |
|
retained imports |
0.50 |
|
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
|
-23 |
-39 |
-4 |
-17 |
|
Mexico a, d, e |
5.79 |
|
0.2 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
|
0 |
3 |
-2 |
6 |
|
Japan |
5.60 |
|
2.9 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
|
3 |
-5 |
11 |
11 |
|
Turkey |
4.17 |
|
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
|
18 |
48 |
21 |
21 |
|
Canada e |
4.11 |
|
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Korea, Republic of |
3.38 |
|
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
|
0 |
6 |
-3 |
8 |
|
Viet Nam d |
3.35 |
|
... |
... |
0.8 |
1.6 |
|
25 |
60 |
35 |
20 |
|
Romania |
3.33 |
|
... |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
|
18 |
18 |
21 |
16 |
|
United Arab Emirates
c |
2.15 |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
|
... |
9 |
6 |
... |
|
Russian Federation d |
2.10 |
|
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
|
14 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
|
Australia e |
1.83 |
|
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
|
3 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
|
Thailand d |
1.81 |
|
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
|
Above 15 |
142.06 |
|
- |
- |
70.7 |
69.1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
a Includes significant shipments through processing zones.
b In 2004, Chinareported imports of textiles from Chinaamounting
to nearly $2 billion.
c 2003 instead of 2004.
d Includes Secretariat estimates.
e Imports are valued f.o.b.
Source: WTO, International
Trade Statistics 2005
Textile exports of selected economies, 1990-04 back to top
(Million
dollars and percentage)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share in economy's total merchandise exports |
|
|
Value |
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2000 |
2004
a |
|
World |
104354 |
d |
154571 |
|
154304 |
|
172470 |
|
194732 |
|
2.5 |
2.2 |
|
Argentina |
158 |
|
257 |
|
190 |
|
154 |
|
198 |
|
1.0 |
0.6 |
|
Australia |
152 |
|
347 |
|
283 |
|
309 |
|
328 |
|
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
Bangladesh |
343 |
|
355 |
|
443 |
|
476 |
|
388 |
|
5.6 |
4.8 |
|
Belarus |
- |
|
410 |
|
381 |
|
449 |
|
514 |
|
5.6 |
3.7 |
|
Brazil |
769 |
|
897 |
|
841 |
|
1106 |
|
1244 |
|
1.6 |
1.3 |
|
Bulgaria |
|
|
119 |
|
180 |
|
243 |
|
310 |
|
2.5 |
3.1 |
|
Canada |
687 |
|
2204 |
|
2181 |
|
2264 |
|
2431 |
|
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Chile |
33 |
|
114 |
|
83 |
|
87 |
|
109 |
|
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
China
b |
7219 |
|
16135 |
|
20562 |
|
26900 |
|
33428 |
|
6.5 |
5.6 |
|
Colombia
c |
133 |
|
268 |
|
205 |
|
228 |
|
240 |
|
2.1 |
1.5 |
|
Croatia |
- |
|
87 |
|
82 |
|
111 |
|
118 |
|
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Egypt
c |
554 |
|
323 |
|
251 |
|
278 |
|
298 |
|
6.9 |
3.9 |
|
El Salvador
b, c |
38 |
|
79 |
|
70 |
|
72 |
|
77 |
|
2.7 |
2.3 |
|
European Union (25) |
- |
|
56456 |
|
57040 |
|
64907 |
|
71287 |
|
2.3 |
1.9 |
|
intra-EU (25) exports |
- |
|
39184 |
|
38557 |
|
43720 |
|
46980 |
|
2.4 |
1.9 |
|
extra-EU (25) exports |
- |
|
17272 |
|
18483 |
|
21187 |
|
24307 |
|
2.2 |
2.0 |
|
FYR Macedonia |
... |
|
37 |
|
36 |
|
42 |
|
53 |
|
2.8 |
3.2 |
|
Hong Kong, China |
8213 |
|
13441 |
|
12422 |
|
13087 |
|
14296 |
|
6.6 |
5.4 |
|
domestic exports |
2171 |
|
1176 |
|
980 |
|
757 |
|
684 |
|
5.0 |
3.4 |
|
re-exports |
6042 |
|
12265 |
|
11441 |
|
12330 |
|
13612 |
|
6.8 |
5.5 |
|
India |
2180 |
|
5998 |
|
6028 |
|
6846 |
|
... |
|
13.3 |
10.9 |
|
Indonesia |
1241 |
|
3505 |
|
2896 |
|
2923 |
|
3152 |
|
5.4 |
4.4 |
|
Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
510 |
|
766 |
|
726 |
|
800 |
|
... |
|
2.7 |
2.4 |
|
Israel |
270 |
|
490 |
|
538 |
|
606 |
|
683 |
|
1.6 |
1.8 |
|
Japan |
5871 |
|
7023 |
|
6030 |
|
6431 |
|
7138 |
|
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
Korea, Republic of |
6076 |
|
12710 |
|
10945 |
|
10779 |
|
10839 |
|
7.4 |
4.3 |
|
Macao, China |
136 |
|
272 |
|
326 |
|
303 |
|
313 |
|
10.7 |
11.1 |
|
Malaysia
b |
343 |
|
1270 |
|
994 |
|
1017 |
|
1227 |
|
1.3 |
1.0 |
|
Mauritius |
36 |
|
81 |
|
68 |
|
77 |
|
83 |
|
5.2 |
4.2 |
|
Mexico
b, c |
713 |
|
2571 |
|
2210 |
|
2096 |
|
2237 |
|
1.5 |
1.2 |
|
Morocco
b |
203 |
d |
123 |
|
139 |
|
129 |
|
147 |
|
1.7 |
1.5 |
|
Nepal |
82 |
|
182 |
|
... |
|
107 |
|
... |
|
22.7 |
16.2 |
|
New Zealand |
135 |
|
142 |
|
169 |
|
222 |
|
252 |
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
|
Pakistan |
2663 |
|
4532 |
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