USA: APPAREL IS NOW THIRD LARGEST RE-SHORED INDUSTRY, SAYS EXPERT
September 1st, 2014
THE APPAREL manufacturing sector is the third largest reshored sector of all industries in America, after electronics and computers, Reshoring Initiative founder Harry C Moser has told just-style. “As at March 2014, 24 apparel companies have been reshored as against 41 companies of electronics including appliances and 26 computer and electronics firms” since the momentum for reshoring began from 2011, Mr Moser said.In turn, the demand for ‘Made in America’ apparel is rising with the US-produced share of apparel consumed having increased from about 1.7% to ...
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