The 2013 Import and Export Market for Woven Fabrics of At Least 85% Combed Wool or Fine Animal Hair by Weight in Hong Kong

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on woven fabrics of at least 85% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight in Hong Kong face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying woven fabrics of at least 85% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight to Hong Kong? How important is Hong Kong compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of woven fabrics of at least 85% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight vary from one country of origin to another in Hong Kong? On the supply side, Hong Kong also exports woven fabrics of at least 85% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight. Which countries receive the most exports from Hong Kong? 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% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight in Hong Kong. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight for those countries serving Hong Kong via exports, or supplying from Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong fits into the world market for imported and exported woven fabrics of at least 85% combed wool or fine animal hair by weight. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Hong Kong in particular, is estimated using a