INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
I. Overview of the China Clothing Industry
1. Overview of Chinese Clothing Manufacturers
1-1 Profit and Sales
1-2 Profit and Operation
2. Total Value of Output of the China Clothing Industry
2-1 Overview of sales and production of the China clothing industry in 1998
2-2 Production and sales of the China clothing industry in 1999
3. Major Product Lines
3-1 Suits
3-2 Shirts
3-3 Casualwear
3-4 Womenswear
3-5 Childrenswear
3-6 Down clothing
3-7 Knitwear
II. The China Clothing Market
1. Market Scale
2. Market Overview
3. International Market Share
4. Distribution Outlets of Chinese Clothing
4-1 Large department stores
4-2 Ordinary department stores
4-3 Specialty stores
4-4 Supermarkets
4-5 Shopping centres
III. China Clothing Materials and Clothing By-products
1. Chinese Clothing Materials
2. Lining Materials Market (Provided by “Information on Silk and Textiles”)
3. Gap between Chinese and Foreign Clothing Materials
4. Developing Trends in the Lining Materials Industry
IV. International Trade of Chinese Textile Clothing
1. Export of Chinese Textile Clothing
2. Detailed Account of Chinese Clothing Exports in 1999
3. Strong Export Recovery since July 1999
4. Sino-European Trade of Textile Clothing
4-1Textile exports maintain an increasing trend
4-2 Chinese clothing swiftly occupies an important position in the EU market
4-3 Dramatic rise in the average unit price of exports
4-4 Effects on the EU after China’s entry into the WTO
V. China Clothing Machinery Industry
1. Overview of Chinese Clothing Machinery
2. Technical Level of Clothing Machinery in China
3. Future of Chinese Clothing Machinery Industry
VI. Influence on the Clothing Industry after China’s Entry into the WTO
1. Opportunities for the China Clothing Industry
1-1 Entry into the WTO is of benefit to Chinese clothing exports.
1-2 Entry into the WTO will improve competitiveness of the Chinese clothing
industry
1-3 Entry into the WTO is advantageous for the restructuring of the industry
2. Challenges facing the China Clothing Industry
2-1 Entry into the WTO will aggravate unregulated competition among Chinese
clothing exporters
2-2 Some small- and medium-sized companies will be eliminated
2-3 Participation of foreign companies will increase competition in the China
clothing market.
3. Strategies after Entry into the WTO
3-1 Understanding the influence of entry into the WTO
3-2 Accelerating innovation and restructuring in the industry and enhancing
competitiveness
3-3 Rapid establishment of industry information systems
3-4 Improving competitiveness in the China clothing industry
VII. Development and Reform of National Clothing Industry Standards
1. Major Features of the '91 Standard for Chinese Clothing
2. '97 Standard for Chinese Clothing
Appendix 1 “Down Clothing and Products Industry Agreement”
Appendix 2 Instructions for the use of Clothing and Textiles
Contents of Tables
Contents of Figures
Contents of Tables
Table 1. Comparison of Profit and Operation In Terms of Product
Table 2. Comparison of Profit and Operation in Terms of Company Size
Table 3. Provinces and Autonomous Regions with Production Increases of more than
20% in 1999
Table 4. Provinces and Autonomous Regions with Production Increases of more than
10% in 1999
Table 5. Provinces and Autonomous Regions with Large Production Decreases in
1999
Table 6. Major Economic Indicators in the China Clothing Industry in 1999 3
Table 7. Market Share of Major Shirt Brands in Large Department Stores in 1998
Table 8. Market Share, Sales Figures and Market Coverage of Down Clothing in
1999
Table 9. Domestic Sales and Exports of Down Clothing
Table 10. Countries Importing Clothing and Accessories worth more than US$100
Million from China in 1999
Table 11. Market information of Materials of Light Textile-Producing Chinese
Cities
Table 12. Market information of supporting materials from the light textiles market in
Hangzhou
Contents of Figures
Figure 1. Clothing Industry Annual Profits Per Capita
Figure 2. Top 5 Provinces in terms of Clothing Production Volumes
Figure 3. Market Coverage of Down Clothing
Figure 4. Comparison of Clothing Exports in 1998 and 1999