Men's and Boys' Shirts (American Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the men's and boys' shirts industry in the United States. It gives a snapshot summary of the industry, with additional sections on its development, organisation and structure, current conditions and leading companies.

American Industry Overview: Men's and Boys' Shirts

Industry Snapshot

Like many sectors of the apparel industry in the United States, domestic shirt makers experienced increasing competition from less expensive imports in the mid- to late 2000s. In 2005, long-standing quotas on imports were lifted, bringing a glut of inexpensive Asian products into the U.S. market, further affecting price and sales of products manufactured and marketed in the United States. In 2007, China supplied more than a quarter of the U.S. apparel market. Countries that were a part of the U.S./Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) supplied another one-fifth (19.3...

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