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1 September 2005
Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals a rise in the value of rural exports in 2004/05. Particularly strong growth was recorded in meat and meat preparations.
2 September 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.9% lower, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
6 September 2005
The luxury market seems to be holding strong, in spite of globally weaker economies, particularly in Europe.
9 September 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 2.2% lower, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
7 September 2005
According to Japanese Department Store Association statistics, sales of men's wear in member stores rose in June compared to the same period a year earlier, the first year-on-year increase since February 2004.
8 September 2005
Australian Wool Testing Authority figures show the number of bales it tested in July were down by over a quarter - a massive drop compared with the same month in 2004.
13 September 2005
Retail sales data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed high street sales grew at their fastest pace for 18 months during June.
16 September 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.6% higher, on average, at the sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
Austrian fibre maker Lenzing is building a new plant in China with a 60,000 tonnes per year capacity, reported Business Line.
Thread producer American & Efird (A&E), a subsidiary of the Ruddick Corporation, has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Chinese textile firm Jimei Spinning Company Ltd.
15 September 2005
A leading UK market research firm has reported a nominal increase in the the UK market for soft floorcoverings in 2004, taking the value to over £13 million. However, they forecast a decline in real terms between 2004 and 2009.
Higher priced men's wool apparel items with their strong share of exports have partially contributed to a rise in value of chiefly wool products exported from China during the first half of 2005.
20 September 2005
Taiwan remains Australia's fourth largest greasy wool customer with total Australian wool shipments valued at over $38 million in the six months ending June 2005.
21 September 2005
New Zealand export figures for 2004/05 have highlighted a significant slowdown in the second half, adding support to the view that current global demand conditions are less conducive than 12 months ago.
23 September 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.6% lower, on average, at the sales in Newcastle, Melbourne and Fremantle.
Three leading US textile associations are petitioning the US government to approve four new safeguards to limit Chinese textile and apparel imports in five product categories, association representatives said in a press statement Thursday (22 September).
The recently struck agreement to unblock Chinese exports piling up at EU ports is unlikely to hurt next year's exports, China's Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said Tuesday (20 September).
27 September 2005
A leading, Cleveland-based industrial market research firm has projected a modest rise in the US market for carpets and rugs annually through to 2009.
28 September 2005
In aggregate for the first six months of 2005, US imports of wool apparel reported the largest year-on-year rise of the three key fibre types, lifting by a quarter, while imports of cotton and synthetic apparel lifted at a lower rate. The growth in wool apparel imports were, however, from a much lower base.
30 September 2005
The Australian Wool Market finished this week with prices 0.4% lower, on average, at the sales in Sydney and Melbourne. Fremantle was in recess.
Indian textile companies are planning an investment drive to try to close the gap with China in the international textile market, reported Dow Jones.
Textile talks between the US and China extended late into Tuesday evening (27 September) as both sides worked to agree a deal to comprehensively limit Chinese exports.