The 2013 Import and Export Market for Paper Handkerchiefs, Tissues, Towels, Tablecloths, Bed Sheets, Linen, Garments, and Clothing Accessories in Dominican Republic

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories in Dominican Republic face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories to Dominican Republic? How important is Dominican Republic compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories vary from one country of origin to another in Dominican Republic? On the supply side, Dominican Republic also exports paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories. Which countries receive the most exports from Dominican Republic? 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 paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories in Dominican Republic. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 paper handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, tablecloths, bed sheets, linen, garments, and clothing accessories for those countries serving Dominican Republic via exports, or supplying from Dominican Republic 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