US apparel imports continued being stronger in October although less substantially rising than in September. Imports of cotton apparel clearly dropped while shipments of man-made fiber items sharply rose. Import prices again increased while China continued gaining ground on the US market to the detriment of Central American countries. US apparel imports from Asia already surged in October ahead of quotas' elimination in a few days. Not surprisingly, imports from China were up 35% in volume te

■Review of Last Event: The last exhibition was successfully held at Shanghai Mart from August 12-14, 2004 with a show area of nearly 20,000sq.m. More than 600 exhibitors participated in this exhibition. According to statistics, professional visitors exceeded the number of 28,000. The vice-president of All-China Association of Industry & Commerce Yiming Wang, the Former minister of China's Ministry of Textile Industry Wenying Wu, the president of Association of Industry & Commer