The World Market for Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines: 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 knitting and stitch-bonding machines. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 knitting and stitch-bonding machines 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 knitting and stitch-bonding machines? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of knitting and stitch-bonding machines 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 knitting and stitch-bonding machines? 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 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Egypt 24 3.1.3 Kenya 25 3.1.4 Morocco 25 3.1.5 South Africa 25 3.1.6 Swaziland 25 3.1.7 Tunisia 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 Cambodia 29 3.2.3 China 30 3.2.4 Hong Kong 31 3.2.5 India 31 3.2.6 Indonesia 32 3.2.7 Japan 33 3.2.8 Malaysia 34 3.2.9 Philippines 34 3.2.10 Singapore 34 3.2.11 South Korea 35 3.2.12 Sri Lanka 36 3.2.13 Taiwan 37 3.2.14 Thailand 38 3.2.15 Vietnam 38 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 38 3.3.1 Executive Summary 38 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belarus 43 3.3.4 Belgium 43 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 3.3.6 Bulgaria 44 3.3.7 Croatia 44 3.3.8 Cyprus 44 3.3.9 Czech Republic 45 3.3.10 Denmark 45 3.3.11 Estonia 45 3.3.12 France 46 3.3.13 Germany 47 3.3.14 Greece 48 3.3.15 Hungary 48 3.3.16 Iceland 48 3.3.17 Ireland 48 3.3.18 Italy 49 3.3.19 Kazakhstan 50 3.3.20 Lithuania 50 3.3.21 Norway 50 3.3.22 Poland 50 3.3.23 Portugal 51 3.3.24 Romania 51 3.3.25 Russia 51 3.3.26 Slovakia 52 3.3.27 Slovenia 52 3.3.28 Spain 53 3.3.29 Sweden 53 3.3.30 the Netherlands 54 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 54 3.4.1 Executive Summary 54 3.4.2 Brazil 57 3.4.3 Chile 58 3.4.4 Colombia 58 3.4.5 Honduras 58 3.4.6 Mexico 58 3.4.7 Peru 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 Canada 62 3.5.3 the United States 63 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 Australia 66 3.6.3 New Zealand 67 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines 67 3.7.1 Executive Summary 67 3.7.2 Israel 70 3.7.3 Pakistan 71 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 71 3.7.5 Turkey 72 4 IMPORTS 73 4.1 Africa: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 73 4.1.1 Executive Summary 73 4.1.2 Algeria 76 4.1.3 Cote d'Ivoire 77 4.1.4 Egypt 77 4.1.5 Ethiopia 78 4.1.6 Ghana 78 4.1.7 Madagascar 78 4.1.8 Mauritius 79 4.1.9 Morocco 79 4.1.10 Mozambique 80 4.1.11 Nigeria 80 4.1.12 Rwanda 80 4.1.13 South Africa 81 4.1.14 Uganda 81 4.1.15 Zimbabwe 82 4.2 Asia: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 82 4.2.1 Executive Summary 82 4.2.2 Cambodia 86 4.2.3 China 86 4.2.4 Hong Kong 87 4.2.5 India 88 4.2.6 Indonesia 89 4.2.7 Japan 89 4.2.8 Malaysia 90 4.2.9 Philippines 90 4.2.10 Singapore 91 4.2.11 South Korea 91 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 92 4.2.13 Taiwan 92 4.2.14 Thailand 93 4.2.15 Vietnam 93 4.3 Europe: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 94 4.3.1 Executive Summary 94 4.3.2 Austria 97 4.3.3 Belarus 98 4.3.4 Belgium 98 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99 4.3.6 Bulgaria 99 4.3.7 Croatia 100 4.3.8 Czech Republic 100 4.3.9 Denmark 100 4.3.10 Estonia 101 4.3.11 Finland 101 4.3.12 France 102 4.3.13 Georgia 102 4.3.14 Germany 103 4.3.15 Greece 104 4.3.16 Iceland 104 4.3.17 Italy 105 4.3.18 Kazakhstan 106 4.3.19 Latvia 106 4.3.20 Lithuania 106 4.3.21 Luxembourg 107 4.3.22 Macedonia 107 4.3.23 Malta 107 4.3.24 Moldova 108 4.3.25 Norway 108 4.3.26 Poland 109 4.3.27 Portugal 109 4.3.28 Romania 110 4.3.29 Russia 110 4.3.30 Slovakia 111 4.3.31 Slovenia 111 4.3.32 Spain 112 4.3.33 Sweden 112 4.3.34 the Netherlands 113 4.3.35 Ukraine 113 4.4 Latin America: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 114 4.4.1 Executive Summary 114 4.4.2 Argentina 118 4.4.3 Bolivia 118 4.4.4 Brazil 119 4.4.5 Chile 119 4.4.6 Colombia 120 4.4.7 Costa Rica 120 4.4.8 Ecuador 121 4.4.9 El Salvador 121 4.4.10 Guatemala 122 4.4.11 Mexico 122 4.4.12 Paraguay 123 4.4.13 Peru 123 4.4.14 Uruguay 124 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 124 4.5.1 Executive Summary 124 4.5.2 Canada 128 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 128 4.5.4 the United States 129 4.6 Oceana: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 129 4.6.1 Executive Summary 129 4.6.2 Australia 133 4.6.3 New Zealand 133 4.7 the Middle East: Knitting and Stitch-Bonding Machines Imports in 2016 133 4.7.1 Executive Summary 133 4.7.2 Armenia 137 4.7.3 Israel 138 4.7.4 Jordan 138 4.7.5 Kyrgyzstan 138 4.7.6 Oman 139 4.7.7 Pakistan 139 4.7.8 Turkey 140 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 141 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 141 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 142