Japan’s Dept. Store Sales Down 1.4% in July
According to the Japan Department Stores Association, July 2017 same-store sales at member stores throughout the nation (80 firms, 229 stores) decreased by 1.4% compared to the same month of…
METI and MOF Make Provisional Decision to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese-Made PET
On August 4th, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) made a provisional decision to impose anti-dumping (AD) duties on polyethylene terephthalate with…
H1 U.S. Textile & Apparel Imports Up in Volume But Down in Value
The Office of Textiles and Apparel reported that U.S. textile and apparel imports during January-June 2017 rose by 2.27% year-on-year to 30,681.69 million square meter equivalents (SME), but the value…