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Retail Use of Cotton

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Consumers in the U.S. continue to purchase cotton products at a record pace.  One measurement of the retail use of cotton product is by comparing domestic production of textile products with the net trade of those products.  In that way, we can capture the total demand for cotton products by U.S. consumers.

(Thousand Bale Equivalents)

Calendar

2004

2005

2006

Apparel and Home Furnishings

Production

5,156

4,787

3,481

Imports

17,077

19,323

20,420

Exports

1,465

1,211

992

     NDC*

20,768

22,899

22,909

     % Domestic

25%

21%

15%

Apparel

Production

2,668

2,595

1,761

Imports

14,446

15,980

16,615

Exports

1,318

1,061

856

     NDC*

15,796

17,514

17,520

     % Domestic

17%

15%

10%

Home Furnishings

Production

2,488

2,192

1,720

Imports

2,631

3,342

3,804

Exports

147

150

136

     NDC*

4,972

5,384

5,389

     % Domestic

50%

41%

32%

 
Sources:
     Production:   NCC Publication Cotton Counts Its Customers
     Trade:  USDA, ERS
* NDC = Net Domestic Consumption = Production - Net Imports