U.S. Textile and Apparel Industries: The "Wizard" Behind the Curtain Revealed (June 2005). Trade Partnership President Laura Baughman pulls back the curtain to reveal three very different sub-sectors of the textile and apparel industry. Baughman examines whether the textile and apparel industry is truly on life support, as the "Wizard" wants policy makers to believe, or just in need of a little medicine. Click here for a copy of the report.

How to Survive the End of Textile and Apparel Quotas in 2005 (April 2004). In a speech to the 39th Session of the Council of Representatives of the International Clothing and Textile Bureau, Trade Partnership President Laura Baughman discussed the textile and apparel industry in a post-quota world. Click here for a copy of Ms. Baughman's speech.

Estimated Effects on the United States and Bangladesh of Liberalizing U.S. Barriers to Apparel Imports (November 2001). This study examines the current state-of-play in Bangladesh's apparel manufacturing industry and the steps the United States could take to ensure stability in that industry. The report further examines the economic effects on Bangladesh and the United States if U.S. tariffs and quotas are removed from Bangladeshi apparel imports. Prepared for the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association; copies may be downloaded here in PDF format.



Barriers to Wool Fibre Products Trade: Costs to US Consumers and Australian Woolgrowers (December 1999), with the Centre for International Economics (Canberra, Australia). This study uses a unique and comprehensive model to measure the costs to U.S. consumers and Australian exporters of the proposed phase-out of U.S. quotas under the Uruguay Round’s Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. It measures for the first time the extent to which U.S. producers of these products will face a "cliff" of protection from which they will be expected to jump in 2005, when all quotas must be removed. A summary of the report can be found on the website of the Wool Council of Australia, or you can download the entire report in PDF format here.

The U.S. Wool Industries: A Brief History of Protection and Assessment of Current Trends (October 1999). Examines the evolution of three separate but related industries in the United States: the raw wool industry, the yarn and fabric complex (wool textile sector) and the wool apparel industry. The study reviews the evolution of U.S. government support for the industries, and then analyzes the market trends experienced by the three sectors. It reviews trends in U.S. production, trade and consumption for each industry.



Prospects for Exporting Textiles and Clothing to the United States Over the Next Ten Years (March 1997). Analyzes trends in the U.S. market for textile and clothing products, projects those trends through 2005 on the basis of changes in U.S. demographics, and assesses the extent to which the U.S. quota system will permit foreign companies to supply the U.S. market. It also details the many ways in which U.S. policy and production restructuring may further limit foreign access to the U.S. market.

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