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A national trade group meeting the needs of the fiber, yarn, fabric and textile supplier sector
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NCTO's 2005 Member Product Directory
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A national trade group meeting the needs of the fiber, yarn, fabric and textile supplier sector
NCTO Washington - Office
910 17th Street, NW, Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 822-8028
Fax: (202) 822-8029
NCTO North Carolina -  Office
469 Hospital Drive, Suite C
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: (704) 824-3522
Fax: (704) 671-2366

Economic/Textile Links

Bureau of Economic Analysis
National income accounts, gross domestic product.
website: www.bea.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data include: national, state, local employment, hours, and earnings by industry.  Producer price index, consumer price index, import/export price index, and productivity.
website: www.bls.gov 

Federal Reserve
Industrial production and capacity utilization, foreign exchange rates, interest rates, consumer credit.
website: www.federalreserve.gov/releases/

Fiber Economics Bureau, Inc.
Information and statistics on man-made fibers.
website: www.fibereconomics.com

OANDA
Current and historical Foreign Exchange rates.
website: www.oanda.com

Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)
Import and export statistics by category and country.
website: www.otexa.ita.doc.gov

United States Department of Agriculture
Cotton and Wool Outlook provides information and statistics on domestic and world cotton and wool production, consumption, export sales, use, and prices, including data on raw fibers and textiles .
website: www.ers.usda.gov

United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Data include: retail sales, wholesale sales, housing starts, new housing sales, manufacturing shipments & inventories .
website: www.census.gov 

-Current Industrial Reports Series 
Industry specific series of reports detailing production,  inventories, and trade statistics.

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