The 2013 Import and Export Market for Men's and Boys' Bathrobes, Dressing Gowns, and Similar Articles of Knitted or Crocheted Textile Fabrics in Bangladesh

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics in Bangladesh face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics to Bangladesh? How important is Bangladesh compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics vary from one country of origin to another in Bangladesh? On the supply side, Bangladesh also exports men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics. Which countries receive the most exports from Bangladesh? 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 men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics in Bangladesh. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 men's and boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, and similar articles of knitted or crocheted textile fabrics for those countries serving Bangladesh via exports, or supplying from Bangladesh 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