Mexico, Caribbean nations pace 6 percent rise in July imports; textile imports inched up 0.2%; apparel rose 11.4%.(Department of Commerce report) From: Daily News Record | Date: September 21, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Nations in the Caribbean Basin along with Mexico accounted for a 6% increase in the import of clothing and textiles to the US. A report by the Commerce Dept said that the gains registered by Mexico and the Caribbean nations were at the expense of China, which saw its clothing and textile exports to the US drop by almost 7%. Commerce Dept official Donald Foote says that July 1995 was the second consecutive month in which apparel and textile imports from China had declined.

WASHINGTON (FNS) - U.S. textile and apparel imports rose a moderate 6 percent in July, with surging imports from Mexico ...

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