According to local media reported on the 10th, the export value of Indonesia’s textile and garment industry last year reached $ 11.32 billion, an increase of 21.2 percent over the previous year, to become the world’s fourth largest supplier.

India and more textile company executive manager of Le Dema said in Jakarta recently, the world’s largest textile and clothing market is the United States, this market in 2010 grew by 15 percent, approximately $ 94.2 billion of demand.

Le Dema said that Indonesia’s exports of textile and clothing industry last year, 11.32 billion U.S. dollars, accounted for 14.6% of the ratio in the world market, the export value increased by 21.2%, but accounted for only fourth place in the world supply list, hold the top spot is 21.7%, followed by Vietnam and India accounted for 16.7%, respectively.

Reported that last year the export value of Indonesia is not only the textile and garment industry of high growth and demand for the domestic market a lot of growth, ie, 1.05 million tons in the previous year increased to 1.35 million tons, an annual increase of up to 28%.

Recently, the Indonesian Textile Association, subject to legal and illegal second-hand clothing imports, the Indonesian textile and garment industry, many companies have gone bankrupt, and large numbers of workers are facing unemployment.

It is reported that due to the low price of imported clothing, clothing for local production is relatively expensive, consumers are more in favor of imported clothing. A result of the situation arising potential loss is difficult to estimate, but there are clear signs that many workers lose their jobs.

The association said that the existence of second-hand clothing market becomes saturated and the cost of new products has been rising, slow-moving products, investors pulled out of the textile manufacturing.

Although the government has introduced a series of import restriction policies, but are still unable to prevent illegal imports of clothing. This is mainly due to Indonesia’s territorial sea area is too large, there are many difficult to control the small port. At present, only government can take measures to limit the development of the domestic textile market.

At present, the Indonesian textile imports are still growing, according to data released by the Indonesian Ministry of Commerce, January 2011 to October, the Indonesian clothing imports amounted to 1.3666 billion dollars, up 35.06 percent over the same period last year. Indonesian textile imports in 2011 worth about $ 8 billion, about $ 6.9 billion for the same period last year.

Indonesia, the first four months of this year, the Indonesian clothing imports amounted to four thousand 931 million dollars, or $ 20.2 billion 40 million guilders, compared with last year’s $ 4.1 million, or $ 90.6 billion 10 million rupiah, higher than 44.59%Most of them are imported clothing from China, Thailand and India.

Clothing imports soared, mainly due to growth in domestic consumption and garment importers in order to prepare for Eid al-Fitr inventory, he said, Indonesia garment consumption in clothing and accessories supplier Association (APGAI) Managing the main 席苏尔雅迪 (SuryadiSasmita) retail level, the average over the end of last year rose 20 percent, which is assume that stores the total number of the same, if the increase in this shop, clothing sales will grow 30%.

At present, China-made garments in the domestic market share from the past 60-70%, reduced to 40%. Flooding the market, more and more global brand-name clothing.

He said that is not reduced domestic clothing sales, but the current market is growing, and local business turnover and there is no significant growth.

Thai-owned retailer Development Association (DTRA), said the 2011 Thai retail industry is expected to recorded double-digit growth.

DTRA president Suwit Kingkaew pointed out that a number of favorable factors make the retail sector is optimistic, including the country’s economic recovery, the minimum wage of civil servants increased, and the next general election to produce good effects, these factors all help to promote the 2011 currency in circulation.

Thai manufacturers and exporters of eco-friendly handmade household products Bua Bhat, a company recently announced its development focus to the domestic market.

Bua Bhat, a company founded in 1987, beginning the company mainly aimed at international markets, but recent U.S. and EU market economic recession resulting in the company had to develop the focus to domestic. The company also decided that the target consumer group in the middle-income consumers, no longer concentrated in the high-end market. In addition, the company launched the product of integration of the regional culture of northern Thailand, in order to attract domestic consumers.

According to the Thai News Agency, October 30, the Thai Ministry of Commerce Export Promotion organized by the Office 2010 garment export exhibition, and vigorously promote the clothing companies and designers to design a high value-added apparel products.

According to the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand Export Promotion Department deputy director Wu mention guess disclose, export promotion hall will be held from October 29 to November 7, 2010 garment export Fair and Exhibition Centre in Bangkok the Sriracha up color-way merchandise exports to promote. The exhibition, the Export Promotion Office as a bridge to promote the apparel companies and fashion designers work together to fashion design, to increase the global competitiveness of Thai garment products. Thai garment manufacturers need to receive the Buyer’s order before production, production should increase product promotion efforts for garment exporters.

In addition, six Isetan store in December 2011,total sales of clothing 159.37768 billion yen, an increase of 3% compared to the same month the previous year, of them, men and dress 55.47244 billion yen in sales. an increase of 4.6%; dresses and dress 80.08707 billion yen in sales, an increase of 0.4%; children’s clothing and dress sales of $ 10.31686 billion yen, an increase of 7.6%; kimono fabrics and bedding 13.50131 billion yen in sales, an increase of 9%.

On the other hand, the four Mitsukoshi store in December 2011 total sales of clothing 72.86342 billion yen, a decrease of 6.5% compared to the same month the previous year. Among them, the sales of men’s and dress 19.14406 billion yen, down 5.1 percent; dresses and dress 46.94689 billion yen in sales, down 4.1%; children’s clothing and dress of 3.09249 billion yen in sales. an increase of 5.7%; kimono fabric and bedding sales of $ 3.67999 billion yen, down 37.6 percent.

In addition, the 2011 12 month (November 21 to December 20), the Japanese the COX company existing store sales compared with the previous year same month, to reduce by 7.5%, all the shops down 24.1%. The number of customers in existing stores fell 13.6 percent, all the shops down 37.2 percent; existing stores per capita consumption of an increase of 7.1 percent year-on-year increase of 20.9% in all the shops. The number of outlets to 348, in the end of December compared to November 2, a decrease of 193 compared with December 2010.

12 monthly, while men’s clothing and grocery sales of life situation is good, but the women’s situation is not optimistic sales. In addition, sales of men in sweaters, shirts and fashion merchandise, women’s shirts, jackets and fashion goods, and living groceries in shawls and blankets and other cold items were active.

Since a large number of low-priced imports of Asian footwear and apparel, footwear and apparel products in Mexico dealt a blow to Mexican Senator Ricardo Torres, Origel will propose amendments to the Customs Act, to grant greater rights for Mexico’s Ministry of Finance Customs to prevent the low reported imports of the imported productsprices, such as the Customs according to the same or similar products imported product prices.

Mexico is the low prices quoted product seizure provisions authorized by the General Administration of Customs of Mexico long before they can exercise and Customs does not compare the price system, under-reporting the extent permitted by 50% of the spread of similar products, T senators that 50% of the price range is too wide, resulting in the Mexican products are subject to damage, modify the decree will be 50% of the spread range reduced to 30%, T senators will propose the amendment of the Act in late April 2011.

December 28, 2010, the Mexican Ministry of Economy issued preliminary announcement in the Official Journal, denim originated in China (heading 5209.4201,5209.4299,5211.4201,5211.4299) to continue anti-dumping investigation, temporarily to impose provisionalanti-dumping duties. Stakeholders can be released from the resolutions of the second day (December 29) within 30 working days that the additional arguments and evidence submitted to the Secretariat of the Mexican Ministry of Economy of International Trade Administration of.

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