Textile and Apparel Industries

An Interactive Map of Global Patterns of Worn Clothing Exports in the Recent Term

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Abstract

United Nations COMTRADE data are used to examine worn clothing trade flows over the most recent five years (2013-2017). The focal metric for analysis is export values expressed in U.S. dollars. Export data were queried using various time scenarios including: 2013-2017, 1996-2008 and pre and post Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) (1996-2005, 2006-2017, respectively). The five year period was selected based on the goal to identify current impacts and policy implications. To identify complex patterns of trade flows between exporting and destination countries, a visual tool is adopted. An interactive Sankey diagram presented in static form illustrates destination countries for the top seven global worn clothing exporters. 

Keywords: Worn Clothing, Trade, Visualization, Interactive map

How to Cite:

Moore, M. & Saki, Z., (2019) “An Interactive Map of Global Patterns of Worn Clothing Exports in the Recent Term”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8458