An Analysis of Turkey's Position Following the Lead up to the Elimination of Quotas.

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Presented at the Panel on International Trends in the Textile and Clothing Sector and the Impact After 2005 on Turkish Companies, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 16, 2003.

Robin Anson presents an overview of the major textile and apparel markets, including an assessment of Turkey's position in the run up to quota elimination - and examines the strengths and weaknesses of Turkish companies compared with their competitors in India and China.

Topics Covered
- What are the key issues?
- On the supply side
- On the demand side
- End of quotas
- Do Asian countries dominate?
- Key textile exporters
- Key clothing exporters
- Key textile importers
- Key clothing importers
- Are Asian countries the fastest growing players?
- What has been driving growth in regional trade?
- China's accession has had a major impact on US and EU markets
- Let's take a closer look at what has happened to US imports
- How was China doing in the US market before it joined the WTO?
- How has China been doing in the US market relative to Mexico?
- But look what happened to US imports after China joined the WTO
- How have India and Turkey performed in the US market?
- How did China perform compared with other US import sources in 2002?
- How has the USA responded?
- New quotas against China
- What is the likely outcome?
- The EU market
- Has the impact of quota elimination been over- hyped?
- Let's look at the quota phase-out mechanism
- The end of quotas will mean:
- Winners and losers?
- Textile and clothing exports: China, India Turkey
- Investment in spinning: China, India, Turkey
- Investment in shuttleless looms: China, India, Turkey
- Labour costs: China, India and Turkey

List of Charts
- World trade in Textiles and Apparel, 1990 and 2002
- Leading Textile and Clothing Import Markets 2002
- World's 15 leading Textile Exporters 2002
- World's 15 leading Clothing Exporters 2002
- World's 15 leading Textile Importers 2002
- World's 15 leading Textile Exporters 2002
- Fastest Growing Trade Flows, 1990-2001
- Trends in World Textile and Clothing Trade, 1980 -2001
- US Apparel Imports from Mexico, 1996-2001
- US Apparel Imports from China, 1996-2001
- Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports from China and Mexico,
 1996-2001
- Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports from China and Mexico,
1996-2002
- Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports from China, India,
Mexico, and Turkey
- Growth in US textile and apparel imports from major supplying
 regions, 2002
- Trends in EU Textile and Clothing Imports from China, India,
Romania and Turkey
- Importance of China in the World's Leading Textile and Apparel
 Markets 2002
- Quota Phase-out Programme: Share of US Imports Integrated by 2004
-Trends in US Textile and Clothing Import Prices, 1983-2002
- Fall in Average Price of US Imports from China and from all Sources
- Textile and Clothing Exports: China, India and Turkey, 2001
- Cumulative spinning investments, 1993- 2002
- Cumulative investments in shuttleless looms, 1993- 2002
- Hourly labour costs in the textile industry, selected countries,
 2002

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