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Monthly Economic Letter May 2019
This USDA’s May supply and demand report is the first to feature a complete set of forecasts for an upcoming crop year. The figures for 2019/20 suggest growth in both…
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Monthly Economic Letter April 2019
This month’s USDA report included only marginal changes to global production, consumption, and trade estimates. The world production number increased just 45,000 bales, leaving last month’s estimate essentially unchanged at…
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Monthly Economic Letter March 2019
This month’s USDA report featured little change. The global harvest estimate for 2018/19 rose 440,000 bales (to 118.9 million). The global mill-use estimate decreased 50,000 bales (essentially unchanged at 123.6…
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Monthly Economic Letter February 2019
Most cotton prices were stable over the past month. Chinese prices moved slightly higher. Indian prices moved slightly lower.
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Denim is Adapting & Evolving
With the major adoption of athleisure here in the U.S., it would be easy to think joggers and leggings are the top fashion bottom worldwide, edging out even that perennial…
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: UK
Consumers in the United Kingdom spent $76.3 billion on clothing in 2017.
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: Turkey
Turkish consumers spent $28.3 billion on clothing in 2017, or $349 per person.
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: Italy
Italian consumers spent $60 billion on clothing in 2017, or $990 per person.
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: Germany
German consumers spent $73 billion on clothing in 2017, continuing its steady growth since the global recession of 2008.
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Monthly Economic Letter January 2019
NY futures and the A Index decreased throughout December before stabilizing in January. Chinese and Pakistani prices were stable over the past month. Indian prices moved slightly lower.