Textile Outlook International is 25 years old in September 2010 and to celebrate the occasion the publisher, Textiles Intelligence, is offering new subscriptions at 1985 prices!

Cast your mind back to when:

• a litre of petrol cost 41 pence in the UK, and 29 cents in the USA
   
  
• you could buy a ticket to the movies in the USA for US$2.75
   
  
• the average price of a house in the UK was around £40,000
   
  
• the movie "Back to the Future" was released
   
  
• Bob Geldof organised Live Aid and the smash hit "Do They Know It's Christmas" was released
   
  
• world political leaders included Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl, Rajiv Gandhi, Mikhail Gorbachev and P W Botha
   
  
• the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) launched the first issue of Textile Outlook International at a cost of £195 or US$360 per annum.

"When the EIU launched Textile Outlook International in 1985, people in the trade said the publication would not survive," said Robin Anson, the editorial director of Textiles Intelligence. "But Textile Outlook International is a unique product and it filled a vital gap in the market, Mr Anson continued. "Within a few weeks of being launched, it proved extremely successful and since then it has gone from strength to strength.

"We have built up a very loyal customer base over the years but we thought it would be fun to celebrate 25 years in the industry by offering Textile Outlook International at a price which would open it up to new markets.

"For only US$360 instead of US$2,000 customers will get 36 research based reports - that works out at only US$10 each! Where else in the business information market could you get such a deal?" said Robin Anson.

Background

Textile Outlook International was launched by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in September 1985 under the present editorial director, Robin Anson. It quickly gained a strong following and became a vital decision making and strategic planning tool for senior executives in over 50 countries.

In July 1992 Textile Outlook International was acquired in a management buyout by its present publishing company, Textiles Intelligence Limited, which is headed up by its founding editor, Robin Anson. In 2010 Textiles Intelligence continues to maintain strong links with the EIU and is engaged in planning its strategy for the next 25 years.

Included in the first two issues of the 12 month subscription are the following reports:

Denim Fabric: Global Trade and Leading Players; Evolving Business Models in the Textile and Apparel Industry; Global Textile and Apparel Sourcing—The Views of Four Brands; Profile of Tukatech: Pioneering Clothing Design Technology for Developing Countries; Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Spring/Summer 2011; Textiles and Clothing in Vietnam: Riding the Crest of a Wave; The Hidden Costs of Textile and Apparel Sourcing; Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports; World Markets for Textile Machinery: Part 1—Yarn Manufacture; World Markets for Textile Machinery: Part 2—Woven Fabric Manufacture; World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan; and World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: South Asia and South-East Asia.

The costs, in 1985 prices, including postage, were:

• £195 + £12 postage (UK only) compared with £835 in 2010;
   
  
• US$360 + US$27 postage (Americas and Asia Pacific) compared with US$2,000 in 2010;
   
  and if Euros had existed in 1985, the equivalent cost would have been:
   
  
• €250 + €16 postage (rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa) compared with €1,545 in 2010.