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For almost 30 years, China has been the go-to place for fulfilling the needs of U.S. importers to make clothing, textiles, footwear and accessories.
It is an efficient place where garment producers are used to large orders and delivering on time. In many cases, the sample shops of the larger apparel manufacturers in China are larger than most apparel factories in the United States.
But labor costs in China are inching up, and the country’s currency value is rising, making goods more expensive. So people are shopping around.
