2019 conference paper
An Interactive Map of Global Patterns of Worn Clothing Exports in the Recent Term
International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, 76(1).
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;">United Nations </span><i>COMTRADE</i><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;"> data are used to examine worn clothing trade flows over the most recent five years (2013-2017). The focal metric for analysis is export values expressed in U.S. dollars. Export data were queried using various time scenarios including: 2013-2017, 1996-2008 and pre and post Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) (1996-2005, 2006-2017, respectively). The five year period was selected based on the goal to identify current impacts and policy implications. To identify complex patterns of trade flows between exporting and destination countries, a visual tool is adopted. An interactive Sankey diagram presented in static form illustrates destination countries for the top seven global worn clothing exporters.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>