The 2009 Import and Export Market for Men's and Boys' Trousers, Bib and Brace Overalls, Breeches, and Shorts of Woven Textile Materials in Sweden

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials in Sweden face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials to Sweden? How important is Sweden compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials vary from one country of origin to another in Sweden? On the supply side, Sweden also exports men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials. Which countries receive the most exports from Sweden? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials in Sweden. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for men's and boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, and shorts of woven textile materials for those countries serving Sweden via exports, or supplying from Sweden via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Sweden fits into the world market for imported and exported