The 2013 Import and Export Market for Knitted or Crocheted Fabrics Exceeding 30 cm Wide with At Least 5% by Weight of Elastic Yarn or Rubber Thread in Lithuania

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread in Lithuania face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread to Lithuania? How important is Lithuania compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread vary from one country of origin to another in Lithuania? On the supply side, Lithuania also exports knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread. Which countries receive the most exports from Lithuania? 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 knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread in Lithuania. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 knitted or crocheted fabrics exceeding 30 cm wide with at least 5% by weight of elastic yarn or rubber thread for those countries serving Lithuania via exports, or supplying from Lithuania 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 Lithuania fits into the