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6 July 2005
Australian exports of raw and semi-processed wool during the first four months of 2005 rose moderately in volume terms and declined in value terms, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
5 July 2005
After lower wool test volumes in Australia in the March/April period, the total of wool tested lifted strongly in May.
7 July 2005
Over the past two years it has become evident that the textile industry is one of the most vulnerable in the Italian economy not just from competition from the rest of Europe, but increasingly from Asia, notably China.
12 July 2005
April data from the National Bureau of Statistics reveals a strong rise in Chinese retail sales compared with the previous year.
13 July 2005
Although US wool spinning volumes in Q1 2005 were significantly below the levels of five years ago, data reveals an industry which appears to have stabilised with continued modest, quarterly gains in output.
15 July 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 2.2% lower, on average, at the sale in Melbourne. Sydney and Fremantle are in recess.
US textile trade associations have filed more safeguard quota petitions with the Bush administration in a bid to further restrict Chinese imports as textile talks with China fail to progress.
India is to join forces with China, its main rival in the global textile sector, to seek out possible synergies, reported the Hindu Business Line.
14 July 2005
The first five months of 2005 saw strong gains in luxury raw fibre prices (in US dollar terms), with the growth rate moderating in May.
19 July 2005
The Japanese Government's energy-conservation campaign called "Cool-Biz," attempted to persuade office workers to shed their jackets and ties during summer, in a bid to cut office air-conditioning use.
More than 10,000 companies in China are being affected by the textile quota impositions in the US, 60 per cent of them seriously, Xinhua reported.
China is to implement a zero-duty policy on all Hong Kong-originated imports to the mainland from 1 January 2006, China Daily reported.
20 July 2005
US Department of Commerce (USDC) data reveals furniture and home furnishings stores were among a handful of winning retailers in May.
22 July 2005
Since peaking in the 2000/01 season, fine and superfine merino wool prices have been on a declining trend. For the 2004/05 season to the end of May, fine and superfine wool prices in A$ terms were dramatically below the seasonal average registered in the 2000/01 season.
26 July 2005
Western Europe's imports of raw fibre (greasy, scoured and carbonised wool) from all countries fell moderately during 2004 compared with 2003. Import of wool top and other semi-processed wool also fell.
27 July 2005
Statistics released by the US Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) show that for the first four months of this year, imports of men's suits lifted solidly year-on-year.
28 July 2005
Korean trade statistics to April 2005 show total raw and semi-processed wool imports (greasy, scoured, carbonised, tops, hair and waste) increased solildy from the same period a year earlier.
The recent Chinese currency revaluation could significantly benefit Australian wool exports to the country, reported the Weekly Times.
25 July 2005
The US has delayed the imposition of safeguard quotas on Chinese woollen trousers after opposition from China. The US had said on Friday (22 July) it would begin safeguard measures on the products.