| According to Thailand "World News" reported | | | | exports this year, a marked increase in Japan, and |
| October 30, Thai Garment Industry Association, | | | | was the only positive growth in export markets is |
| Vice-Chairman Su Ji said, the Thai garment exports | | | | forecast to be a continuous growth in the Japanese |
| have improved trends and forecast Q4 of this year | | | | market next year, Thai exporters to step up |
| exports will increase as the economy improves, the | | | | adjustment, and in cooperation with Japanese |
| current manufacturers have received a lot of orders, | | | | importers. For the U.S. market, but also take quite |
| estimated annual export value of clothing this year, | | | | some time before the economic recovery, the United |
| compared with only 5-10% reduction last year, Thai | | | | States is the root of the economic crisis, forecasting |
| garment exports 3.5 billion. | | | | the U.S. market late next year in order to return to |
| Su-Ji said, I believe this year's exports will pick | | | | normal. This period, U.S. companies have started to |
| up gradually, get the support of economic recovery, | | | | increase employee, promoting the population to |
| and currently has received orders routed to the first | | | | improve consumer confidence. |
| one quarter of next year, are confident that next | | | | Sukit predicted that next year's garment |
| year's garment exports will grow by at least 5%. | | | | industry will be close to full capacity utilization, higher |
| Su-Ji said that all kinds of garment exports will | | | | than 80% this year, worried that next year's labor |
| continue to grow. This year the export of children's | | | | shortage, affecting clothing exports. While this year's |
| clothing is not affected by economic crisis, the | | | | economic crisis, the demand for labor members of |
| parents did not reduce the consumption of such | | | | the Society up to 10000 6,000 people, but still can |
| goods. If the economy improves, children's clothing | | | | not find workers. If the economic recovery, probably |
| export value will further increase. Sportswear, in | | | | even more difficult to find workers, forecasts the |
| order to meet the middle of next year in African | | | | next 3-5 years, the labor shortage problem will |
| countries, held football matches, and now | | | | become more serious. |
| manufacturers have began to receive orders. | | | | Su-Ji said that by the shortage of labor |
| Analysis of the market situation found that | | | | strikes, some of the operators prepared to move |
| the establishment of the ASEAN Economic | | | | investment to foreign countries. In November of this |
| Community, will help to increase the Thai garment | | | | year, the association will lead 10 members of the |
| exports to the ASEAN market, next year could | | | | Association went to look for investment |
| clearly see the gradual growth in the ASEAN export | | | | opportunities in Bangladesh and Vietnam. Forecast for |
| markets, especially exports to the ASEAN 10 +3 | | | | next year will have a large number of investors turn |
| countries have the opportunity to replace the U.S. as | | | | to investment in Bangladesh and Vietnam, the two |
| the Thai garment major export markets. | | | | countries have a large number of workers are |
| Su-Ji pointed out that the Thai garment | | | | suitable for labor-intensive industry. |