The World Trade Organization and international denim trading

In: Woodhead Publishing series in textiles 31

Abstract

This important market research report and its companion volume, The China and Hong Kong denim industry together form a unique market analysis showing how the world denim trade is developing, who the key players are, which markets are expanding and which declining, and, crucially, what the effect of China's accession to the WTO will have on the trade. It analyses the trade in its major markets including the USA, EEC, Japan, Hong Kong and China. It includes extensive and systematic primary research, data on the geographic distribution of the denim trade, detailed descriptions and analysis of the major markets and comprehensive analysis of the industry's competitiveness in relation to the impact of the WTO. CONTENTS International textile and apparel trading; China's WTO entry and its impact upon the international textile and apparel trade; USA denim products trade; EU denim products trade; Japan denim products trade; Hong Kong denim products trade; China denim products trade; Strategic implications for denim manufacturers and traders