This report provides vital analysis of the EU clothing import market including data relating to around 50 categories of apparel imports from the leading ten suppliers. In the year ending June 30, 2010, EU clothing imports fell in value to their lowest level since 2006. In volume, they fell to their lowest level since 2005. Also, the average import price fell after rising a year earlier. Imports were also down from each of the top ten supplying countries, namely China, Turkey, Bangladesh, India, Tunisia, Morocco, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Pakistan. China continues to be the EU’s largest clothing supplier.

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Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest suppliers

• Summary
• Key European markets: clothing demand forecasts to 2014
• General trends in EU clothing imports
• EU clothing imports from China and developments in the Chinese clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Turkey and developments in the Turkish clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Bangladesh and developments in the Bangladeshi clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from India and developments in the Indian clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Tunisia and developments in the Tunisian clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Morocco and developments in the Moroccan clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Vietnam and developments in the Vietnamese clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Sri Lanka and developments in the Sri Lankan clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Indonesia and developments in the Indonesian clothing sector
• EU clothing imports from Pakistan and developments in the Pakistani clothing sector
• Statistical appendix