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ABSTRACT
For 1999, domestic manufacturers of apparel and accessories reported sales worth USD 1.25 billion. This figure accounts for sales of companies with at least 50 employees. Sales for the sector as a whole is likely to be much higher because small to medium sized companies (less than 50 employees) continue to account for strong share of the market. The main Statistical Office (GUS) reported that in the first 9 months of 1999, apparel companies invested USD 40 million in their business. Over USD 20 million of these investments were for machinery, equipment, and hi-tech manufacturing technologies.

In 1999, Polish exports of apparel and accessories were reported to be worth USD 1.8 billion. About 95% of these exports went to European Union countries (EU), mainly Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, and Belgium. The other 5% was broken down into non-EU western countries, mainly the US and Switzerland with 2.6%, and Central and East European countries, mainly the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia with 2.4%. The breakdown of Polish exports by category was as follows:
-suits, jackets, blazers, dresses and skirts for women and girls, 37%;
- suits, jackets, blazers and trousers for men and boys, 26%;
- blouses and shirts for women and girls, 13%;
- shirts for men and boys, 7%; and,
- overcoats, 16% (8% for women and 8% for men).

Other Polish exports also included assorted garment articles and tailored patterns (USD 60 million); sportswear (USD 60 million); garments made of felt, needled cloth, and impregnated rubber-coat fabrics (USD 15 million); professional clothing (USD 12 million); and, brasseries (USD 32 million).

Imports into Poland of apparel and accessories were worth USD 305 million. EU countries represented about 32.5% of Polish imports, mainly from Germany, Italy, and Denmark. China, India, Turkey, Thailand, and Indonesia supplied 36.5% of the total apparel imports. CEE countries (mainly Romania and Lithuania) supplied the other 30% of total apparel imports. The breakdown of Polish imports by category was:
- suits, garment combinations and jackets for men and boys, 35%;
- suits for women and girls, 26%;
- overcoats and windbreakers for men and boys, 12%;
- blouses and shirts for women and girls, 10%; and, - undergarment for men and women.
Other imported products included assorted garment components and patterns (USD 100 million); second-hand clothes (USD 35 million); and sportswear (USD 12 million).

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Published: 2006 August
Market: Mens Womens Childrens
Region: Poland
Industry: Apparel
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