For trade statistics, please see Key Textile and Apparel Trade Statistics
United States
Exploring the Production and Export Strategies of U.S. Textiles and Apparel Manufacturers
2023 State of the U.S. Textile Industry (National Council of Textile Organizations, NCTO)
2022 State of U.S. Textile Industry (National Council of Textile Organizations, NCTO)
State of U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturing: Output, Employment, and Trade (Updated May 2022)
State of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry: Output, Employment, and Trade (Updated October 2020)
Production and Export Strategies of U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturers
Demystify the “Made in the USA” apparel sourcing strategy
Economic Impact of the Fashion Industry (2019) Joint Economic Committee Democrats
USITC releases new study on the state of the U.S. textile and apparel manufacturing sector
BIS Released Assessment Report of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Sector
U.S. Continues to Lose Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Jobs in 2017
International Trade Supports Textile and Apparel “Made in USA”
Made in America: A New Reality?
How to Save “Made in NYC”: Sewing Skill or New Technology?
Exclusive Interview with William L. “Bill” Jasper, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Unifi Inc.
Europe
EU Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles: Potential Impacts (Updated July 2023)
EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles (EU Commission, May 2022)
The EU textile and apparel industry in 2021: Facts and Key figures (Euratex)
A New Strategy for the European Textiles and Apparel Industry – EURATEX perspective
EU Textile and Apparel Industry and Trade Patterns (Updated January 2022)
EU textile and apparel industry evolution during the first quarter of 2021 and short-term prospects (Euratex)
The EU textile and apparel industry in 2019: Facts and key figures (Euratex)
UK’s Apparel Sourcing Patterns under the Shadow of Brexit
The State of the EU Textile and Apparel Industry and Trade
State of the EU Textile and Apparel Industry in 2017
Extra-EU Trade for Textile & Apparel Went Up in 2015
Euratex Releases Key Indicators of the EU Textile and Apparel Industry in 2014
The German Textile and Apparel Industry
EU Commission: Skills for Jobs in the EU Textile and Clothing Industry to Evolve
Asia (not country-specific)
Redesigning apparel manufacturing in Asia: A pattern for resilience (Mckinsey report, May 2023)
Mega Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region and Textiles and Apparel Trade (Updated July 2023)
Employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector: Taking stock of recent trends (International Labor Organization, June 2022)
Supporting post-covid-19 economic recovery in Southeast Asia-garment (Asian Development Bank) May 2022
Opportunities for a Just Transition to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 recovery in the textile and garment sector in Asia (International Labor Organization, March 2022)
The changing face of textiles and apparel “Made in Asia” (updated February 2022)
The supply chain ripple effect: How COVID-19 is affecting garment workers and factories in Asia and the Pacific (International Labor Organization, October 2020)
What next for Asian garment production after COVID-19? The perspectives of industry stakeholders (International Labor Organization, September 2020)
China
FASH455 Video Discussion: The Outlook of China as an Apparel Sourcing Destination
Cotton and cotton products–China (USDA report, April 2023)
Chinese Cotton: Textiles, Imports, and Xinjiang (USDA report, August 2022)
What Do Fashion Companies Say about China As an Apparel Sourcing Base? (Updated June 2022)
Outlook for China’s Textile and Apparel Industry (2021-2025)
How Has COVID-19 Affected Apparel Exports from China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh?
What A Vertically-Integrated Textile and Apparel Factory Looks Like Today
Sourcing from China statistics (updated February 2019)
Cheaper to Make Textiles in the United States than in China: Reality or Myth?
State of China’s Textile and Apparel (T&A) Industry (Updated in January 2016)
The Future of “Made in China”: Robots are taking over China’s Factory Floors
Vietnam
Vietnam cotton apparel industry (USDA, April 2023)
Vietnam cotton apparel industry (USDA, April 2022)
Vietnamese Textile Garment Factory & Clothing Apparel Manufacturer Strives To Develop Post-Pandemic (Associated Press, September 2020)
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and Outlook of Vietnam’s Apparel Export
Sourcing from Vietnam statistics (updated December 2018)
Vietnam’s Textile and Apparel Industry and Trade Networks (2017, World Bank)
Outlook of Sourcing from Vietnam (Updated August 2017)
What does Vietnam’s Textile Factory Actually Look Like?
Bangladesh
Bangladesh cotton apparel industry, April 2023 (USDA)
Bangladesh cotton apparel industry, December 2022 (USDA)
The impact of Covid-19 on women workers in the Bangladesh garment industry (January 2022)
What’s next for Bangladesh’s garment industry, after a decade of growth? (by Mckinsey & Company), March 2021
Bangladesh Garments Manufacturer and Exporter Association (BGMEA) 2020 Sustainability Report
Bangladesh goes to bat for textile industry as buyers scrap orders (Nikkei Asia Review, May 2020)
Sourcing from Bangladesh statistics (updated November 2018)
Bangladesh Apparel Industry (up to 2008)
Taiwan
Taiwan’s Textile and Garment Industry under Globalisation (Clean clothes campaign)
Overview of Taiwan Textile Industry-2019 (Taiwan Textile Federation)
Hong Kong
Clothing Industry in Hong Kong (Jan 2022; HKTDC)
Cambodia
Industrial transformation map for the textile and apparel industry 2023-2027
How will EU Trade Curb Affect Cambodia’s Apparel Industry? (June 2020)
Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin, Issue 9, July 2019 (International Labor Organization)
Cambodia garment industry (Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok)
India
India textile and apparel industry analysis (updated April 2022, IBEF)
Myanmar
What’s Happening with Myanmar’s Apparel Exports (Updated August 2022)
Military Coup Hurts Myanmar’s Prospect as an Apparel Sourcing Destination (updated August 2021)
A Snapshot of Myanmar’s Apparel Industry and Export
Indonesia
Indonesia cotton textile and apparel industry (USDA, April 2022)
Thailand
Production Migration to Labour-sending Countries, and Upgrading of the Thai Garment Industry (ERIA Research Project Report, 2019)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Readymade Garments Sector: Challenges and Opportunities (Consortium for Development Policy Research), June 2021
Pakistan textile and apparel industry (up to 2019)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka apparel sector (2018)
Canada
Canada’s apparel sourcing patterns (April 2020)
Japan
Japanese Fashion Companies Continue to Diversify Apparel Sourcing Base (April 2022)
Japan’s apparel sourcing patterns (October 2019)
Africa
COVID-19 and Textile and Apparel Industry in Egypt, Madagascar, Morocco and Tunisia (International Trade Centre, December 2020)
Preliminary analysis of a garment industry survey in Ethiopia on COVID-19 impact (International Labor Organization, April 2020)
USITC Report: U.S. Apparel Sourcing under African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as an Apparel Sourcing Base
Apparel Sourcing Opportunities in Madagascar and Mauritius
Sourcing Opportunity in Africa
North America
Mexico: Cotton and Products Update (USDA)
Central America
Textile and Apparel Nearshoring Investment Opportunities in Guatemala (USAID)
Migration and Apparel Production in Central America (Mosbacher Institute, September 2021)
Trade agreements and decent work in Mexico: the case of the automotive and textile industries (ILO, June 2021)
Labor and Wages
Minimum Wage Level for Garment Workers in the World (Updated in December 2020)
Living Wage in the Garment Sector: Results of the 2019 Reviews (OECD & ASN Bank)
Wage Level for Garment Workers in the World (updated in 2017)
Minimum Wage in the Apparel Industry Continues to Rise in Most Asian Countries in 2016
FASH455 Global Apparel & Textile Trade and Sourcing 