Mexico's fast trip to the top.(as the U.S.'s favorite supplier of textiles and apparel) From: WWD | Date: December 12, 1995| Author: Ostroff, Jim | 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.Copyright information

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) strengthens Mexico's position as the US's favorite supplier of textiles and clothing. In Sept. 1995, Mexico's apparel shipments to the US jumped 42.3% to 67 million SME and textiles increased 53.3% to 75 million SME, compared to the same period in 1994. The US's textile imports from Mexico include surgical textiles, specialty home textiles, and man-made fiber filament yarns. Mexico's apparel exports to the US include cotton and man-made cotton u...

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