破“传统”之蛹 化“现代”之蝶——美国纺织服装业概况

Analysis on American Textile and Apparel Market

美国是世界上最大的纺织品进口国,也是全球竞争最为激烈的纺织品市场。纺织服装业是美国国民经济的主要来源之一,从业人员超过200万人,平均每年为美国创造500亿美元的产值。

In general,U.S.textile and apparel production has declined substantially over the past five years.However,there is significant variation between and within the textile and apparel industries, with production decreasing by 40 percent or more in certain subsectors (e.g., thread and knit fabrics) but holding steady or even increasing in other subsectors (e.g.,fabrics used for home furnishings and industrial products).Al- though in many subsectors U.S.textile and apparel production is shrinking and relatively unhealthy,the industries as a whole appear to be increasingly competi- tive in the global market vis-a-vis for- eign competitors.Although still small,the U.S.share of the global textile and ap- parel market (as measured by export value) has grown substantially over the past decade.A review of various com- petitiveness factors suggests that the United States ranks high among all na- tions in various measures of competitiveness,such as human capital, infrastructure,access to technology,and access to financial markets.It lags be- hind only in productivity-adjusted labor costs and costs associated with environ- mental regulation.