The 2013 Import and Export Market for Woven Fabrics of At Least 85% Polyester Staple Fibers by Weight in Russia

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight in Russia face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight to Russia? How important is Russia compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight vary from one country of origin to another in Russia? On the supply side, Russia also exports woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight. Which countries receive the most exports from Russia? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight in Russia. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight for those countries serving Russia via exports, or supplying from Russia via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Russia fits into the world market for imported and exported woven fabrics of at least 85% polyester staple fibers by weight. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Russia in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the