WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
4 May 2009 
 (09-2072) 
Council for Trade in Goods Original:   English 
  
 
ISSUES RELATED TO TRADE IN TEXTILES  
 
A Compilation of Recent Research on Main Trends after the Phase-out of 
 
Quantitative Restrictions and Development Concerns  
 
Revision  
   The following communication, dated 24 April 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey. 
 
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A Compilation of Recent Research on Main Trends after the Phase-out of  
Quantitative Restrictions and Development Concerns 
 
 1. The textiles and clothing sector is quite essentia l for setting the ground for the development of 
many countries. The initial economic developmen t of all leading economies like China, Japan, 
Germany, the UK and the USA was based on this sector.
1  According to the statistics, today textiles 
and clothing takes an important slice of the world merchandize trade, covering US$583.4 billion,2 
while developing economies handle more than two-thir ds of world clothing and more than one-half of 
world textiles exports.3  The sector’s role in merchandize trade reaches at 85% for some national 
economies. Taken together, these statistics unveil the importance of the sector. (See Tables 1 and 2). 
2. To that end, Turkey called attention to the de velopments in and trade related issues of the 
sector at the WTO Council for Trade in Goods (CTG ) meeting on 1 October 2004, on the eve of the 
termination of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).4  The issue became an agenda item 
under the title of “Issues Related to Trade in Te xtiles” at the CTG meeting on 11 March 2005 and 
from then on, the issue of textiles and clothing h as been lively debated among the members.  The 
turning point for the debates was the proposal to “establish a work program for a full and periodic 
review of global textile and appa rel production and export and market circumstances so as to develop 
                                                      
1 Paul Brenton and Mombert Hoppe, “Clothing and Ex port Diversification: Still a Route to Growth for 
Low-Income Countries?”, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper,  4343 (2007), p. 3; United Nations 
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Paci fic, “Unveiling Protectionism: Regional Responses to 
Remaining Barriers in the Textiles and Cl othing Trade,” UNESCAP (2008), p. 4. 
2 Data compiled from World Trade Organization, International Trade Statistics , Geneva (2008). 
3 World Trade Organization, World Trade Report 2008: Trends in a Globalizing World, Geneva 
(2008), p. 18. 
4 “ The Goods Council is responsible for the operation of the GATT Agreement and for the work of the 
committees, working groups and working parties on sectors of activity covered by th e Agreement.” Henceforth, 
through reviewing the reports presented by the Textiles Monitoring Body,  the Council was also responsible for 
the implementation of the ATC. “When the Textiles and Clothing Agreement expired on 1 January 2005, the 
Textiles Monitoring Body also ceased to exist,” but the sector kept being an agenda item for successive CTG 
meetings. For further reading, please refer to WTO webpage, www.wto.org. G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  appropriate remedies within the multilateral trade system.”5  The proposal asked the WTO Secretariat 
to “examine the adjustment-related issues and make  recommendations on measures in order to assist 
developing and least developed co untries experiencing challenges in the short and medium term as a 
result of the expiration of the ATC.”6  After having engaged in discussions on that proposal, the 
communiqué G/C/W/599 of 21 May 2008 emphasized the need to work on a compilation of recent 
international studies, which was widely supported in the CTG.7  Finally, at the recent meeting on 
18 November 2008, Turkey8 proposed to table a new document in order to discuss the main findings 
of these studies. 
3. The aim of this whole effort is to better unders tand the impact of the phase-out and to be able 
to look through different aspects in order to get the right perspective on the complete picture, in 
particular for developing countries and LDCs.  As a prolongation of it, this communiqué is an attempt 
to compile the studies concluded by the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Ec onomic Co-operation and Development.  
4. The ATC provided a timeframe composed of four st ages to be completed in ten years in total. 
The wording of the ATC reflected the spirit of integr ation and liberalization of the sector in line with 
the WTO principles.  Among the four quota-imposers, namely the EU, Canada, the US and Norway, 
only the latter implemented the ATC in three stages while the others waited for 1 January 2005 for 
full liberalization.  According to the WTO, 20% of the total trade was integrated in the first three 
stages while the remaining 80% covering the quota im posers’ sensitive articles was integrated in the 
final stage.
9 
5. While some countries were pushing for ending the quota system in order to boost their 
production and export, others simply owed the initiati on of the domestic textiles and clothing sector to 
the system.  As a matter of fact, for many countr ies the quota system has not only served as a market-
access guarantee10 but also has helped the spread of the industry.11  In other words, quotas shaped the 
pattern of investment flows and opened up the avenu es for foreign investment to come and initiate an 
apparel industry.12 
6. Needless to say, these advantages were peculiar to the quota era and were endangered to be 
lost with the phase-out since in the post-ATC era inv estors in quest for profit will shift the investment 
towards low-cost exporters, the rami fication of which can be consolidation of the textiles and clothing 
exports in few countries.13  
                                                      
5 Communication to the CTG, G/C/W/522 (30 June 2005). 
6 Ibid. 
7 For the work program, see G/C/W/549 (28 April 2006), G/C/W/573 (9 March 2007). 
8 Turkey’s communications in the CTG were G/C/W/497 (25 October 2004), G/C/W/522 (30 June 
2005), G/C/W/549 (28 April 2006), G/C/W/573 (9 March 2007) and G/C/W/599 (21 May 2008).  
9 WTO Trade Policy Review Body, “Overview of Developments in the International Trading 
Environment: Annual Report,”  WT/TPR/OV/8  (November 15, 2002), para. 41. 
10 UNESCAP, “Unveiling Protectionism: Regional Responses to Remaining Barriers in the Textiles 
and Clothing Trade,” chap 1; Sanjay Kathuria and Anjali Bhardwaj, “Export Quotas and Policy Constraints in the Indian Textile and Garment Industries,” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2012 (November 
1998), p. 24. 
11 United States International Trade Commission, “Textiles and Apparel: Assessment of the 
Competitiveness of Certain Foreign Suppliers to th e U.S. Market,” declassi fied in 2004, p. 2-7. 
12 According to an UNCTAD study, “[t]o overcome quota limitations, moving from one country to 
another in a search for suppliers who could assemble garments cheaply [was a] trend [which] led to the evolving 
structure of the exporting countries group, which is not necessarily or fully based on comparative advantage and 
is producing similar products.” Michiko Hayashi, “T rade in Textiles and Clothing: Assuring Development 
Gains in a Rapidly Changing Environment,” UNCTAD (2007), p. 7.   
13 United States International Trade Commission, “Textiles and Apparel: Assessment of the 
Competitiveness of Certain Foreign Suppliers to the U.S. Market,” p. 2-7.   G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  7. One of the research papers on the post-ATC era has come out from the World Bank. 
According to this study, the post-ATC era is pa inting a gloomy picture in terms of facilitating low-
income countries’ boosting their exports and trigge ring industrialization.  The paper argues that 
despite the fact that the sector was a driving for ce “[to] enable a number of countries to exit the group 
of lowest-income countries,” the future is not promising, owing to the rise of the key exporters and 
global production chains, and to the slow growth of demand in developing countries; all of which 
restrict the opportunities for export di versification and economic growth.14  
8. Another study, concluded by the UNESCAP, argues that low cost-high productivity  producers 
have enjoyed a major opportunity of access to enlarged  markets induced by the phase-out of the ATC. 
In the meantime, however, finding ways of coping  with decreasing labor demand in the textile and 
clothing industries emerged as a major challenge.15   
9. Still, the immediate impact of the phase out was not felt dramatically due mainly to the 
cushioning effect of the quantitative restrictions of  the EU and the US, the former of which was in 
force till 31 December 2007 and the latter till 31 D ecember 2008. Despite that, “market clearance” 
planted the seeds of  unemployment of masses fo llowing the quota phase out. In the meantime, many 
countries have already been losing their market shares by 2005.16  
10. Market clearance is also underlined by a fo rthcoming OECD paper on the impacts of the 
phase-out.  The study argues that those who are not ab le to fit the changing circumstances are destined 
to exit from the market and pa y for the “adjustment costs;”17 despite the fact that the sector is an 
important contributor to employment.  It is a Herc ulean task to absorb unem ployed masses into other 
sectors; and indeed countries, especially the LDCs “seriously affected by the lifting of quotas need 
substantial technical […] assistance […] to e nhance supply capacity and develop forward and 
backward linkages in their te xtiles and clothing industries.”18  To quote from another OECD paper, 
“[a]t a period of global adjustment in textiles and clothing industry, with pressure on companies to 
remain competitive in terms of price, quality an d just-in-time delivery, a cascading effect on 
employment and labour conditions  at the end of the supply chain is a critical concern.”19 
11. Nonetheless, it is not only the adjustment costs but also the uneven results of the phase-out 
that gives birth to certain difficulties. The data from the WTO provided in Tables 3 and 4 clarify the 
rises and falls in textiles and clothing sectors by regions while Tables 9 and 10 reveal country-based 
advances. As such, even a quick glance shows that  some members increased their textiles and clothing 
exports by 13 and 15 percentage points respec tively, between 2000-2007, while this increase 
corresponded to severe declines in exports of ot her regions. What is more, between 2004-2007, a 
group of competitive players20 increased their exports to the EU by 56.9% as other exporter 
                                                      
 14 Brenton and Hoppe, “Clothing and Export Diversif ication: Still a Route to Growth for Low-Income 
Countries?”. For an opposite opinion, see Alessandro Nicita, “Export Led Growth, pro poor or not? Evidence from Madagascar’s Textile and Apparel Industry”, World Bank Research Working Paper,  WPS3841 (February 
2006). 
15 UNESCAP, “Unveiling Protectionism: Regional Responses to Remaining Barriers in the Textiles 
and Clothing Trade,” p. 49. 
16 The trend continued also in 2007. See OECD, “E conomic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of 
Quantitative Restrictions under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,” 12 June 2007, p. 16.. 
17 OECD, “Economic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions under the 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,” 12 June 2007. 
18 United Nations Conference on Trade and Developm ent, “Training Module on Trade in Textiles and 
Clothing the Post-ATC Context,” UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2005/19 (January 2008), p. 73. 
19 See Barbara Fliess, Hyung-Jong Lee, Olivia L. Dubreuil and Osvaldo Agatiello, “CSR and Trade: 
Informing Consumers about Social and Environmental Conditions of Globalised Production, Part II- Case 
Studies,” TD/TC/WP(2006)17/ANN/FINAL (10 January 2007) p. 38. 
20 Bangladesh, China, India,  Indonesia and Pakistan. G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  countries21 experienced 38.6% decline. The case for the US is more st riking as the same competitive 
group increased their exports to the US by 82.8% while other countries22 faced a 240% decline in 
total. The OECD study argues that the changes in th e market shares are due mainly to the efficiency; 
however other studies and documents claimed that ce rtain government supports in contradiction with 
international trade agreements has also play ed quite a substantial part in this success.23 
12. By looking at the data provided in Tables 9 an d 10, one may observe a certain trend for some 
countries whose shares from the EU and US markets keep shrinking.  To list some, Mexico, Pakistan, 
Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Turkey, Nepa l, Colombia, Jamaica, Mauritius experienced a 
visible decline in their textiles and clothing trad e between 2004-2007 with the US.  For the EU, the 
list goes as Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kor ea, Maldives, Philippines and South Africa . 
13. Moreover, despite the EU and US’s quantitative restrictions in the post-ATC period, some 
players achieved to increase their ma rket share relative to their non-quot a restricted competitors.  This 
increase, too, had been achieved at the expense of so cial and adjustment costs falling on the shoulders 
of other developing countries, proving further th at some countries were indeed getting the lion’s 
share.24 
Conclusion 
14. The studies on the post-ATC era have collectively pointed out the fact that many developing 
countries have the risk of losing unbearable numbe r of jobs as well as export revenues in the short 
run. 
15. The initial estimates have started to become a reality while the coinciding global economic 
crisis has exponentially deteriorated the impact of  the quota phase out.  The current situation, in fact, 
calls for a state of emergency for the majority of  textile and clothing pr oducer/exporter developing 
and least developed countries as the protectionist movements are also gaining ground. 
16.  Although it may be argued that it is prim arily a national government’s responsibility to 
formulate necessary policies, globalization of the world economy has led to an increased interaction 
between policies pursued by individual government s.  The international coherence of national 
economic policies (covering but not limited to st ructural, macroeconomic, trade, financial and 
development aspects) “is an important and valuable  element in increasing the effectiveness of these 
policies at the national level.”  
17. In this respect, in addition to its current efforts, the World Trade Organization should 
cooperate with other international organizations, carry a leading role and serve as the right platform to 
develop policies commensurate with the post-phase out era. 
18. In other words, the WTO is the main body to address the trade related concerns and 
developmental issues arising from the restructuring of  the textiles and clothing markets at the global 
                                                      
21 Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Hong Kong, China, Japa n, Korea Republic, Maldives, Morocco, Myanmar, 
Nepal, Phillippines, Sri Lanka, So uth Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunusia, Turkey, United States, and 
Vietnam. 
22 Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, China, 
Jamaica, Korea Republic, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Phillipines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, 
Thailand, Turkey and Su bsaharan countries, 
23 See WTO Communication WT/DS387/1 G/L/879 G/SCM/D81/1 G/AG/GEN/79 (7 January 2009), 
also refer to National Council of Textile Or ganizations webpage for further information. 
 24 Besides changes in market shares, textiles and clothing sector also plays an important role in trade 
balances of national economies. According to a study , th e OECD countries’ trade defi cits with these countries  
is heavily dominated by textiles and clothing imports, ranging from 5 to 65%. OECD, “China’s Trade and 
Growth: Impact on Selected OECD Countrie s,” TD/TC/WP(2006)10/FINAL (24 April 2006).   G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  scale following the expiry of the ATC. In these hard  times, monitoring of the developments in the 
markets and reporting them at the CTG would be an ex cellent upturn to keep a platform open on this 
strategic sector. 
19. Considering the facts that: 
- textiles and clothing makes up US$583 billion of total merchandize trade;  
- developing economies handle more than 50% of textiles and clothing trade;  and  
- for some countries the sector encloses more th an three quarters of merchandize trade;  
 it is worth emphasizing that the sector is quite cr ucial for many developing countries and that the 
WTO’s coordinating and pioneering role is very important to overcome the post-ATC era difficulties 
related to descending market shares and ascending unemployment. 
 
 
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Page 6 Table 1: Textile Exports’ Share in Total Merchandize Exports25 
0102030405060Bangladesh  b,  c  
Be
larus  
China 
 d  Co
lombia  
Egypt
  c  Europe
an 
Union 
(27
)  Hong Kon
g, China  
India  Iran,
 Islamic Rep.
 of  c  Korea, Republic of  
Ma
cao,
 China  Malaysia  
d  Ma
uritius
  c,  d  Mexico
  d  Nepal  c  
Pakis
tan 
 South Africa  c  
Sri 
Lanka 
 c  Taipei, Chinese  
Thailand  
Tu
nisia  Turkey  c  Percent2000
2007 a
 
 
                                                      
25 For Tables 1 and 2; a: Nearest year; b: Includes Secretariat estimates,  c: Figures refer to fiscal  year, d: Includes significa nt exports from processing zones.  Data 
compiled from WTO, International Trade Statistics, p. 109.  
   G/C/W/614/Rev.1
 Page 7Table 2: Clothing Exports’ Share in Total Merchandize Exports26 
0102030405060708090
Bangladesh  b,  c   
Belarus   
China  d   
Colombia   
Egypt  b   Hong Kong, China   
India   
Indonesia   Korea, Republic of   
Macao, China   
Malaysia  d   
Mauritius  b,  d   
Mexico  d   
Morocco  d   
Pakistan   
Peru   
Sri Lanka  b   
Taipei, Chinese   
Thailand   
Tunisia   
Turkey  b   Percent2000
2007a
 
 
                                                      
26 Data compiled from WTO, International Trade Statistics , p. 115.   
  G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
Page 8 Table 3: Textile Exports of Selected Regions27 
 
0102030405060
Asia China Other economies in
AsiaEurope North AmericaShare in world
exports (2000)
Share in world
exports (2007)
 
                                                      
27 Data compiled from WTO, International Trade Statistics , p. 104. 
  
   G/C/W/614/Rev.1
 Page 9Table 4: Clothing Exports of Selected Regions28 
0102030405060
Asia China Other economies in
AsiaEurope South and Central
AmericaShare in world
exports (2000)
Share in worldexports (2007)
 
 
                                                      
28 Data compiled from WTO, International Trade Statistics, p. 111. G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  Table 5: EU25 imports of textiles by c ountry and region in 2005-2008 (billions EUR)29 
13 . 4
2. 4
1.7
1.3
0.8
0.8
0. 6
0. 6
0.5
0.3
0.3
0. 4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0. 114 . 4
2. 8
1. 9
1. 4
0. 9
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0. 4
0.3
0. 4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0. 114 . 9
3
2. 1
1. 6
0. 9
0. 9
0.8
0. 6
0.5
0. 4
0. 4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0. 1
0. 113 . 9
3
1. 9
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.3
0. 4
0. 4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0. 1
0. 1
0. 1
0. 10 2 4 6 8 1 01 21 41 6
World excl. EU25 intra-trade
China
Tu rkey
India
United States
Switzerland
Pakistan
So ut h  Ko r ea
Japan
Indonesia
Romania
Chinese Taipei
Australia
Thailand
Egypt
Bulgaria
Israel
S outh Africa
Iran
New Zealand
Tu nis i a
2005 2006 2007 2008 P
                                                      
29 Reproduced from OECD, “Economic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions 
under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,”  (data from Eurostat and OTEXA) forthcoming.  G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  Table 6: EU25 imports of clothing by country and region 2 005-2008 (billions EUR)30 
59.8
18 .7
9.3
4
3. 7
3. 8
2. 6
2.3
1. 7
1.4
1.1
1.2
0. 8
0. 8
0. 8
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.366. 7
21 . 1
9. 4
4. 6
4. 8
3. 7
2. 6
2.4
2.5
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.1
1
0. 9
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.469.3
24.3
10 .2
4. 7
4. 6
3
2. 7
2. 6
1. 7
1. 7
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
0. 8
0. 7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.534. 1
12 .9
4. 6
2.3
2.4
1.2
1.3
1.3
0. 7
0. 8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0. 2
0. 2
0. 20 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 0
World excl. EU25 intra-trade
China
Tu rkey
India
Bangladesh
Romania
Tu nis ia
Morocco
Hong Kong, China
Pakistan
Bulgaria
Indonesia
Viet-Nam
S ri Lanka
Thail and
Switzerland
Egypt
Cambodia
United States
Mauritius
Fyrom
2005 2006 2007 2008 P
 
                                                      
30 Reproduced from OECD, “Economic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions 
under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,”  (data from Eurostat and OTEXA) forthcoming. G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  Table 7: US imports of textiles by count ry and region in 2005-2008 (billions USD)31 
59.8
18 . 7
9.3
4
3.7
3.8
2.6
2. 3
1.7
1. 4
1. 1
1. 2
0. 8
0. 8
0. 8
0. 6
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.366. 7
21 . 1
9.4
4. 6
4.8
3.7
2.6
2. 4
2.5
1.6
1. 3
1.5
1. 1
1
0. 9
0. 6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.469. 3
24. 3
10 . 2
4. 7
4. 6
3
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.7
1. 3
1. 2
1. 2
1. 1
0. 8
0. 7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.534. 1
12 .9
4. 6
2. 3
2. 4
1. 2
1. 3
1. 3
0. 7
0. 8
0. 6
0. 6
0. 6
0. 6
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.20 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 0
World
China
India
Pakistan
Canada
Mexico
Italy
Korea
Tu rkey
Chinese T aipei
Japan
Thai land
Germany
Brazil
France
United Kingdom
Indonesia
Israel
Belgium
Portu g al
Viet n am
2005 2006 2007 2008 P
 
 
                                                      
31 Reproduced from OECD, “Economic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions 
under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,”  (data from Eurostat and OTEXA) forthcoming.  G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  Table 8: US imports of clothing by country and region 2005-2008   (billions USD)32 
 
68.7
15.1
6.1
2.7
2.9
3
2.4
2.6
1.7
3.5
1.8
1.8
0
1.3
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.1
1.8
1.2
0.771.6
18.5
5.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.4
2.1
2.8
1.8
2
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.2
0.973.9
22.7
4.5
4.4
4.4
3.2
3.1
2.5
2.4
2
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.1
1
0.970.9
21.8
4
5.4
5.4
3
3.3
2.6
2.4
1.9
1.8
1.4
1.4
0.15
1.6
1.4
1.4
1
0.8
1
0.90 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 0
World excl. EU25 intra-trade
China
Mexico
Vietnam
Indonesia
India
Bangladesh
Honduras
Cambodia
Hong Kong, China
Thailand
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
El Salvador
Guatemala
Italy
Jordan
Dominican Republic
Macau
Nicaragua
2005 2006 2007 2008 P
 
                                                      
32 Reproduced from OECD, “Economic Impacts of the Phase-out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions 
under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,”  (data from Eurostat and OTEXA) forthcoming.  
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Page 14 Table  9: Annual Changes of EU Textiles and Clothing Imports33 
-80.00%-60.00%-40.00%-20.00%0.00%20.00%40.00%60.00%
China
Turkey
India
Bangladesh
Tunisia
Morocco
Pakistan
Hong Kong, China
Indonesia
Switzerland
United States
Vietnam
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Korea Rep.
Egypt
Japan
Chinese Taipei
Maldives
Philippines
Myanmar
Nepal
South Africa2004/1995
2007/2004
Market Share in 2007
 
                                                      
33 Data compiled  from ITCB, “ Evolution of Textile and Clothing Imports into the United States  (1990 – 2007).”  (data from US Department of Commerce)    
   G/C/W/614/Rev.1
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-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%
China
Mexico
India
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Honduras
Cambodia
Hong kong, China
Thailand
Philippines
Sri Lanka
El Salvador
Guatemala
Chinese Taipei
Korea Rep.
Turkey
Mongolia
Nepal
Colombia
Jamaica
Mauritius
South Africa
Swaziland
Sub-sahara2004/1995
2007/2004
Market Share in
2007
 
                                                      
34 Data compiled from ITCB,  “ Evolution of Textile and Clothing Imports into EU-25  (1995 – 2007).” (data from Eurostat) G/C/W/614/Rev.1 
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  List of Selected Studies on post-ATC Era Developments in the Textiles and Clothing Sector 
 
Adhikari, Ratnakar and Chatrini Weeratunge. “Textiles & Clothing Sector in South Asia: Coping with Post-quota Challenges,” chapter 4 in B. S. Chimni, B. L. Das, Saman Kelegama, Mustafizur Rahman 
(ed.s), South Asian Yearbook of Tr ade and Development, Centre for Trade & Development  (India, 
2007). 
 Amiti, Mary, John Romalis. “Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?,” IMF Staff Papers (1 
July 2007).  
Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) (of World 
Bank), “Competitiveness and Corporate Social Respons ibility in the Jordanian Apparel Industry,”  
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