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Garment Importing Countries In The United States Turn To Southeast Asia And Central American Countries

2011/5/19 14:07:00 65

US Apparel Imports To Southeast Asian And Central American Countries

According to the latest research on container import data, China's labor-intensive products, such as footwear and garments, are in the United States.

Import market

The share is declining, and the United States has turned to other Southeast Asian countries and Central American countries to import.

Research shows that the market share of China's footwear imports dropped from 75% in the first quarter of 2010 to 73% in the same period this year.

The market share of Chinese men's clothing in the United States decreased from 25% in the first quarter of last year to 22% in the same period.

In terms of women's clothing and baby clothing, China's market share dropped from 34% to 31%.

China is still the number one supplier of container products to the US, which is not yet challenged.

In the first quarter of this year, imports from China accounted for 45% of the total imports of the United States, representing a decrease of 1% over the same period last year.

In the first quarter of this year, the second largest supplier of container products was South Korea, accounting for 4%, while Japan ranked 3.7% in the third place.

In 2010, the United States imported footwear from China 11% higher than that in 2009, but the total import demand for footwear in the United States grew by 16%.

The market of Vietnam and Indonesia has grown considerably compared with China, and it is clear that the source of procurement has shifted to such markets.

In terms of men's ready-made garments, the purchasing department obviously favours the India sub continent dominated by Bangladesh and Central America, led by Honduras.

Men's garments imported from India's subcontinent and Central America grew by 22% and 57% respectively in the 1-3 months of this year, while imports from China decreased by 1% over the same period.

As for

Women's garments

Compared with imports from other regions, the number of imports from China is obviously decreasing compared with infant clothing.

In the first quarter of this year, imports from the world dropped by 5%, but the same period dropped 12% from mainland China.

In the same period, the import volume of Southeast Asian countries, mainly from Vietnam and Kampuchea, grew by 7%.

The data also show that China's production sites are moved from southern China to the northern and inland areas, where local goods are pported by the Yangtze River and its adjacent ports, such as Shanghai and Ningbo.

This change reflects the changes in China's labor market, because of the

Wage rise

And the labor force has more job choices, changing the mode of China's economy from export to supporting consumption.

The appreciation of China's currency has also reduced the profit margins of manufacturers' low price products, such as footwear and clothing products.