According to preliminary calculations, the GDP in 2020 was 101,598.6 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year at comparable prices. In quarterly terms, the first quarter was down 6.8% year-on-year, the second quarter was up 3.2%, the third quarter was up 4.9%, and the fourt
A roadmap setting out the European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable textiles was published early in January 2021. The initiative, launched by the European Commission, notes that the strategy is aimed at shifting the EU to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products
According to feedback from some Indian cotton companies and international cotton merchants, although the main ICE cotton futures contract fluctuated around the 80 cents/lb and the rise in the U.S. dollar index led to a phased correction in commodity futures, CAI forecasted the total output
The German economy, Europe’s largest, shrank by 5% in the pandemic year 2020, ending a decade of growth as lockdowns wiped out much business and consumer activity. As dreary as they were, the numbers suggest consumers could be ready to unleash a strong recovery when the lid f
With overall apparel shipment reducing in Bangladesh denim apparel import by the U.S. continued to fall consistently in November 2020. U.S. imported USD 264 million worth denim apparels in November, declining 10.90% on year-on-year and 19.53% on month-on-month basis.
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Vietnam Investment Review reported on January 12 that preliminary statistics from the General Administration of Customs of Vietnam showed that in December 2020, more than 30 companies across Vietnam exported 71 million medical masks to markets such as the United States, the European Un