Brazil: China & U.S. Cause Imports, Exports in Home Textiles to Diverge in 2008

In spite of the record retail demand and strengthening in the currency recorded earlier this year, Brazil remains a net exporter of home textiles and made-ups in 2008.  However, the gap between imports and exports continues to narrow in 2008, as arrivals are soaring for the sixth straight year while shipments out of Brazil are likely to drop from their 2007 record.  Imports climbed for the 34th time in the last three years in

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