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In the 3rd quarter of 2011, China’s share of the US apparel market was almost its highest ever, as Chinese prices grew more slowly than other countries’. A new survey from Clothesource looks behind this growth in China’s competitiveness.

A new report from garment trade specialist Clothesource predicts that global events between 2010 and 2015 will have an significant impact on garment sourcing.

60% of developing countries’ lower garment exports in 2009 came from losing sales to China and Vietnam, says a new report from leading garment industry researchers Clothesource. Only 40% of their lost sales can be blamed on the recession.

Western retailers, brands sourcing garments, and textile manufacturers supplying garment makers, need to assume non-Chinese countries’ share of apparel exports will fall between now and 2012. A new Clothesource report calculates the most at risk

Vietnamese official confirmation during November of child labour allegations in smaller, subcontracting, Saigon garment factories are a serious worry for Western apparel buyers, says the latest edition of THE SOURCE. And especially tough to monitor.

There’s a widespread belief that protectionism has become rampant. But for the worldwide clothing and textile industry, that’s a myth, a new survey shows. In the past six months, more countries have torn up more barriers to international clothing

Buyer, government, worker, and investor confidence throughout the world’s clothing industry is being undermined by inaccurate claims from industry leaders who ought to know better, says a new report.

Japan’s plans to move a third of its textile imports from China could push up buying costs from Bangladesh and SE Asia in other affluent countries says a study. But Asian competitors to China will need a lot of time and effort for substantial sales

At 42.8%, China’s share of US apparel imports in September 2008 was the highest ever recorded. Previous fears China was becoming uncompetitive look ill-founded.

In the past few months, buyers sourcing apparel have had more low and middle income countries – with good apparel-making capacity - qualifying for “no strings” duty-free access to the EU and US. Over 30 have common rules for Europe and America