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4 October 2005
Looking at consolidated data for July 2005, Australian exports of raw and semi-processed wool for the first month of the 2005/06 season fell below year earlier levels, continuing the year-on-year declining trend seen in the month earlier.
Following several months of low consumer morale in Germany, consumer sentiment in August and September improved for the first time since April according to a GfK survey.
5 October 2005
Despite the Australian sheep flock declining by around two fifths since its peak at the beginning of the 1990s, lamb slaughterings reached their fourth highest level in 18 years in 2004/05.
7 October 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.9% lower, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
11 October 2005
International raw cotton prices showed no real direction during the first month of the 2005/06 season. After losing ground for much of the month, sales began a very modest upturn in the final week on the back of uncertainties from hurricane Katrina in southern US.
12 October 2005
Official Istat figures for Italy's clothing sales revealed a moderate drop in nominal terms during the month of June 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
Bulgaria is Australia's third largest scoured wool customer and the country's imports of wool fibre suitable for apparel (both raw fibre and top) saw an upward trend in the first seven months of 2005.
14 October 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.3% higher, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
13 October 2005
A new report has delivered encouraging news for some Asian textile making countries. The International Labour Organization (ILO) said their fears that China would account for up to half of all world trade following the end of quotas this year have not been realised.
Hong Kong is dramatically benefiting from the decision of the European Union and the US government to reimpose quotas and restrictions on apparel and textile imports from mainland China, senior industry executives confirmed in Hong Kong on 6 October.
South Korean companies have lost ground to Chinese rivals in the global market, a government trade agency said on 11 October.
18 October 2005
According to the latest statistics released by the Chinese National Commercial Centre, retail demand for wool-type apparel during the first seven months of 2005 was fairly solid, although the growth rates were down on the high levels seen for the same period a year earlier.
17 October 2005
Korea's domestic manufacturing of wool textiles and apparel was expected to slow slightly in August due to the summer vacation.
20 October 2005
Taiwan's primarily export oriented wool textile industry reported a disappointing set of results during the second quarter of 2005.
Turkey is the world's fourth largest consumer of wool at manufacturing stage with just over a third of total wool used in the production of wool carpets on small hand looms for mostly domestic use.
21 October 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.2% higher, on average, at the sales in Newcastle, Melbourne and Fremantle.
25 October 2005
The key drivers for fine wool (19.5 micron & finer) demand at retail - economic growth, rises in consumer incomes and spending and fashions trends - have all been particularly positive for fine wool over the last two years.
26 October 2005
Statistics released by the US's Office of Textile and Apparel (OTEXA) show the average price of wool apparel dropped moderately for the first seven months of 2005 while import volumes lifted significantly for the same period.
27 October 2005
Last month the collections for Autumn/Winter 2006/07 were unveiled at key European events including Milano Unica in Milan, Prato Expo in Florence, Tissu Premiere, Texworld and Premiere Vision in Paris.
28 October 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 1.0% lower, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
China's textile exports have risen by more than 20 per cent since global import quotas were removed at the start of the year, but despite this its impact on the global textile industry has been limited, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Outdoor clothing maker The North Face has developed odour-resistant underwear that could be worn for several days without starting to smell.
India is now the second most preferred alternative to China for textiles sourcing, according to a new study from the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and KSA Technopak.