The World Market for Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for iron or steel sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, and embroidery stilettos for hand use. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for iron or steel sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, and embroidery stilettos for hand use for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying iron or steel sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, and embroidery stilettos for hand use? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron or steel sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, and embroidery stilettos for hand use vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of iron or steel sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, and embroidery stilettos for hand use? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 South Africa 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 China 29 3.2.3 Hong Kong 30 3.2.4 India 31 3.2.5 Indonesia 32 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 Singapore 34 3.2.9 South Korea 35 3.2.10 Taiwan 36 3.2.11 Thailand 36 3.2.12 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 42 3.3.4 Czech Republic 42 3.3.5 Denmark 43 3.3.6 Finland 43 3.3.7 France 44 3.3.8 Germany 45 3.3.9 Hungary 46 3.3.10 Italy 46 3.3.11 Norway 47 3.3.12 Poland 47 3.3.13 Portugal 47 3.3.14 Romania 48 3.3.15 Russia 48 3.3.16 Spain 48 3.3.17 Sweden 49 3.3.18 the Netherlands 49 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 49 3.4.1 Executive Summary 49 3.4.2 Brazil 52 3.4.3 Mexico 53 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 53 3.5.1 Executive Summary 53 3.5.2 Canada 56 3.5.3 the United States 57 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 57 3.6.1 Executive Summary 58 3.6.2 Australia 60 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use 60 3.7.1 Executive Summary 60 3.7.2 Turkey 62 4 IMPORTS 63 4.1 Africa: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 63 4.1.1 Executive Summary 63 4.1.2 Algeria 67 4.1.3 Botswana 67 4.1.4 Egypt 67 4.1.5 Ethiopia 68 4.1.6 Ghana 68 4.1.7 Madagascar 68 4.1.8 Mali 69 4.1.9 Mauritius 69 4.1.10 Morocco 69 4.1.11 Namibia 70 4.1.12 Nigeria 70 4.1.13 South Africa 70 4.1.14 Togo 71 4.2 Asia: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 71 4.2.1 Executive Summary 71 4.2.2 China 76 4.2.3 Hong Kong 76 4.2.4 India 77 4.2.5 Indonesia 78 4.2.6 Japan 78 4.2.7 Malaysia 79 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 79 4.2.9 Philippines 80 4.2.10 Singapore 80 4.2.11 South Korea 81 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 81 4.2.13 Taiwan 82 4.2.14 Thailand 82 4.2.15 Vietnam 83 4.3 Europe: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 83 4.3.1 Executive Summary 83 4.3.2 Austria 88 4.3.3 Belarus 88 4.3.4 Belgium 89 4.3.5 Bulgaria 89 4.3.6 Czech Republic 90 4.3.7 Denmark 90 4.3.8 Estonia 91 4.3.9 Finland 91 4.3.10 France 92 4.3.11 Germany 93 4.3.12 Greece 93 4.3.13 Hungary 94 4.3.14 Iceland 94 4.3.15 Ireland 94 4.3.16 Italy 95 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 95 4.3.18 Norway 96 4.3.19 Poland 96 4.3.20 Portugal 97 4.3.21 Romania 97 4.3.22 Russia 98 4.3.23 Slovakia 98 4.3.24 Spain 99 4.3.25 Sweden 99 4.3.26 the Netherlands 100 4.3.27 Ukraine 100 4.4 Latin America: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 100 4.4.1 Executive Summary 100 4.4.2 Argentina 105 4.4.3 Bolivia 105 4.4.4 Brazil 105 4.4.5 Chile 106 4.4.6 Colombia 106 4.4.7 Costa Rica 106 4.4.8 Ecuador 107 4.4.9 El Salvador 107 4.4.10 Guatemala 107 4.4.11 Guyana 108 4.4.12 Mexico 108 4.4.13 Paraguay 108 4.4.14 Peru 109 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 109 4.5.1 Executive Summary 109 4.5.2 Canada 113 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 113 4.5.4 the Bahamas 114 4.5.5 the United States 114 4.6 Oceana: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 114 4.6.1 Executive Summary 115 4.6.2 Australia 119 4.6.3 New Zealand 119 4.7 the Middle East: Iron or Steel Sewing and Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, and Embroidery Stilettos for Hand Use Imports in 2016 119 4.7.1 Executive Summary 119 4.7.2 Israel 124 4.7.3 Lebanon 124 4.7.4 Oman 124 4.7.5 Pakistan 125 4.7.6 Turkey 125 4.7.7 Yemen 126 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 127 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 127 5.2 ICON 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