countries such as China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, were ready to take full advantage of the quota-free era …. During the first few months of 2005, China maintained its lead in textile exports to the United States (US) and Europe, two … and a pricing pressure, since China was a low cost producer. In April, the US and the European Union countries complained …

) have quota-free trade except People's Republic of China (PRC). It was expected that Pakistan will be beneficiaries in …

from China fell by 38% in 2005, while prices in unconstrained categories from China and from other countries changed little …. We also find substantial quality downgrading in imports from China in previously constrained categories, as predicted by …