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The World Bids Farewell to Multi-fiber Arrangement (MFA) (February 2006)
describes genesis & consequences of MFA & impacts of its removal. China,
India, & Pakistan are cotton-textile-exporting countries expected to benefit
most from MFA's demise. However, global cotton use is largely being driven
by other factors, such as income growth. For full report, see Forces Shaping
World Cotton Consumption after Multi-fiber Arrangement (April 2005).
3. Developing countries' export supply & import demand of textiles & clothing
4. Source of U.S. & European Union textile & clothing imports
5. Newly industrializing countries in Asia are losing market shares in textiles &
clothing while developing countries, & especially China, are increasing their
shares
6. Developing- & industrializing-country export specialization patterns in
clothing & textiles
7. The 2002 global network of textile & clothing exports to high-income areas
11. Commodity/product makeup of U.S. & global fiber & textile exports, 2001-02
12. Fiber content of global trade of textiles & clothing in 1992-93 & 2001-02
13. Cotton-based imports of textiles & clothing (T&C) as a share of total T&C
imports