THE DNR LIST: EXPORTISE.(Daily News Record)

Daily News Record, February, 2005

It didn't take the Jan. 1 removal of quotas for China to significantly expand its dominant position among exporters of apparel and textiles to the U.S. -- both its market share and growth eclipsed those of all major soft-goods exporters during the first 11 months of 2004. Here, in descending order of export volume, are the 10 countries responsible

for the largest volume and share of U.S. apparel and textile imports.

1. CHINA

Year-to-date ended Nov. 30: 10.7 billion square meters equivalent (SME); year-to-date change: +43.1 percent

Yearend share of U.S. import market: 24.8 percent

China posted import gains as high as 1,000 percent, dominating nonquota categories such as quilts, tablecloths and infants' wear. To...