World Leading Exporters of Clothing 1990 - 2001 

Exporters

Value (Billion Dollars)

Share in World (%)

1990

1995

2000

2001

1990

2001

European Union 

40.78

48.46

47.42

47.09

37.7

24.1

       Extra-exports

11.34

14.94

14.69

15.75

10.5

8.1

China

9.67

24.05

36.07

36.65

8.9

18.8

Hong Kong, China

15.41

21.30

24.21

23.45

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-

        Domestic exports

9.27

9.54

9.94

9.25

8.6

4.7

        Re-export

6.14

11.76

14.28

14.18

-

-

Mexico

0.59

2.73

8.63

8.01

0.5

4.1

United States

2.57

6.65

8.63

7.01

2.4

3.6

Turkey

3.33

6.12

6.53

6.63

3.1

3.4

India 

2.53

4.11

6.03

6.03

2.3

3.1

Bangladesh

0.64

1.97

4.24

5.11

0.6

2.6

Indonesia

1.65

3.38

4.73

4.53

1.5

2.3

Korea, Rep. Of 

7.88

4.96

4.03

4.31

7.3

2.2

Thailand

2.82

5.01

3.76

3.58

2.6

1.8

Romania

0.36

1.36

2.33

2.77

0.3

1.4

Dominican Republic

0.78

1.72

2.88

2.71

0.7

1.4

Tunisia

1.13

2.32

2.23

2.60

1.0

1.3

Taiwan

3.99

3.25

3.02

2.48

3.7

1.3

Malaysia

1.32

2.27

2.26

2.07

1.2

1.1