标题: Ranking of World's Clothing Export Nations, by Value (Not by Units) [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 5-4-2013 08:55 标题: Ranking of World's Clothing Export Nations, by Value (Not by Units) Syed Zain Al-Mahmood, Christina Passariello and Preetika Rana, The Global Garment Trail: From Bangladesh to a Mall Near You. Wall Street Journal,
May 4, 2013 (front page). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 60833869722240.html
Excerpt in the window of print: 'There's money in the air,' friends of Bazlus Samad Adnan recall him saying. 'You just need ti know how to grab it.'
My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest of the report.
(b) The text states, "Bangladesh in a matter of years has become the world's third-largest exporter of clothing, after China and Italy. Garment exports came to $20 billion last year, 80% of Bangladesh's total exports, and up a quarter from 2010."
(c) A table accompanies the text:
*The most recent year available
Source: World Trade Organization"
(d) International Trade Statistics 2012 - World Trade Organization, www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2012_e/its2012_e.pdf
(e) Textile is a separate category from clothing.