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Special Reports
The Clothing Industry and the Single European Market

Published in June 1991

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Chapter 1: Industry structure and characteristics
Importance of the Clothing Industry in EC and Member State Economies
Industry Structure
Factors of Production and Technological Change
Performance of the EC Clothing Industry
Chapter 2: The EC clothing market
Market Size: EC and Member States
Determinants of Demand
Chapter 3: The international environment
Export Specialisation by Member State
Intra-EC Trade
Extra-EC Trade
EC and International Competitiveness
EC Trade Policy
Chapter 4: Current developments and industrial restructuring
Introduction The Heritage of a Restructured Industry
Strategies of EC Clothing Firms in the 1980s
Future Developments
Chapter 5: Completion of the single European market
Introduction
Internal Impact
External Impact
Effect on Industry Structures
EC Brite Programme
Chapter 6: Restructuring in France, Italy, West Germany and the UK
France
Italy
West Germany
The UK
Chapter 7: Restructuring in Spain, Portugal and Greece
Introduction
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Chapter 8: Restructuring in Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and Republic of Ireland
Belgium
The Netherlands
Denmark
Republic of Ireland
Chapter 9: Conclusions and future prospects
Forces for Change
The Challenge of Automation
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION