Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

• PLUNKETT'S APPAREL & TEXTILES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Apparel & Textiles Industry Glossary xi Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Apparel & Textiles Industry 7 2) Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing Slows/China Remains a Major Factor 10 3) Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market 12 4) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate 12 5) Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly 13 6) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market 14 7) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China 16 8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Slows 16 9) Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus Size Sales Are Slowing 17 10) Baby Boomers Dominate the Apparel Market 18 11) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines 19 12) Luxury Lines Face Falling Revenues 19 13) Luxury Goes Online 20 14) Online Apparel Buying Looks for Better Fit 21 15) Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off 21 16) Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion 22 17) Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers 23 18) Some Apparel Manufacturers Still Resist Outsourcing 24 19) Apparel Goes Green 24 Chapter 2: Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics 25 Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview 26 International Trade in Textiles: 1980-2008 27 Quarterly Summary of U.S. Textile Production: 2006-2009 28 International Trade in Apparel: 1980-2008 29 Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments for Apparel: 2007-2009 30 Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Selected Apparel Items, U.S.: 2009 31 International Export Prices of Cotton, Wool, Rubber, Hides & Skins as Indices: 2000-2009 32 Summary of U.S. Broadwoven Fabrics Production: 2006-2009 33 Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Broadwoven Fabrics, U.S.: 2009 34 Summary of U.S. Knit Fabrics Production: 2008-2009 35 Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases & Towels, U.S.: 2009 36 Summary of U.S. Yarn Production by Fiber: 2006-2009 37 Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Yarn, U.S.: 2009 38 Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Carpet & Rugs, U.S.: 2007-2008 39 Quantity & Value of U.S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Carpet & Rugs: 2003-2008 40 Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton & Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated & Stocks: 2008-January 2010 41 U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2003-2009 42 Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 43 Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel: 2008-2009 44 Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 45 Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products & Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2008-2009 46 Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2007-2010 47 Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-2009 48 Chapter 3: Important Apparel & Textiles Industry Contacts Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites 49 Chapter 4: THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 71 Industry List, With Codes 72 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 74 Alphabetical Index 83 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 86 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 89 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 91 Index of Firms with International Operations 100 Individual Profiles on each of THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350 103 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 457 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 459

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