By: Kevin M. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) All too often U.S. imports are set up as the bane of U.S. manufacturing. American policy makers and populist pundits like to perpetuate…

By John Murphy, Vice President for International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce We’ve been celebrating “Imports Work for America” week (see earlier posts on what imports mean for American jobs, families, manufacturing, and development). While the U.S. Chamber has long argued that boosting exports…

By Eric Schinfeld, President, Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) You don’t often turn to the State of Trade blog for food advice. While we’re a fantastic repository for insightful and enjoyable trade policy analysis, our blogs usually whet your…

By Jon Gold, VP, Supply Chain, National Retail Federation | Published: May 6, 2013 Be the first to comment | This entry was posted in Economy In the past decade, the price of television sets sold in the United States has dropped…

May 06, 2013 This week, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) – along with a broad coalition of stakeholders – will be rolling out a series of messages for Imports Work for America Week.  Launched last year, Imports Work…

Apparel Imports Work for America  The next time you’re changing your clothes—whether you’re going to the gym, a black-tie dinner, or bed—check your clothes’ labels. More likely than not, your clothes were imported. And if you happen to see a…

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 6 – A new report on Monday credited imports with supporting 16 million U.S. jobs in a bid by business groups to improve the image of the ugly brother of trade. While politicians from President…