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人民币升值对纺织服装出口的影响外文翻译文献@#@人民币升值对纺织服装出口的影响外文翻译文献@#@(文档含中英文对照即英文原文和中文翻译)@#@ @#@@#@Tradeliberalizationandpatternsofstrategic@#@adjustmentintheUStextilesandclothingindustry@#@BelaySeyoum@#@U.S.A.@#@TheoverallenvironmentfacingtheUSTCindustrywillbeoneofrapidlychangingmarketconditionsandtechnologicalinnovation.Withthephaseoutofquotasandgrowingnumberoftradeagreements,theUSTCindustryisbeingexposedtointensecompetitioninexportanddomesticmarkets.Thisislikelytoleaddomesticindustries/labortodemandinterventionbynationalgovernmentstomitigatetheadverseimpactoftradeliberalization.@#@Chineseleadershaveexpressedstrongoppositiontooutsidepressureontheircurrencypolicy,callingitaformofprotectionismandinterferenceinChina’sdomesticeconomicpolicy,andsomehaveevenquestionedwhetherthecurrencyisundervaluedatall.However,onJune19,2010,theChinesecentralbank,thePeople’sBankofChina(PBC)statedthat,basedoncurrenteconomicconditions,ithaddecidedto“proceedfurtherwithreformoftheRMBexchangerateregimeandtoenhancetheRMBexchangerateflexibility.”Itruledoutanylargeone-timerevaluations,stating“itisimportanttoavoidanysharpandmassivefluctuationsoftheRMBexchangerate,”inpartsothatChinesecorporationscouldmoreeasilyadjust(suchasthroughupgrading)toanappreciationofthecurrency.ManyobserverscontendthetimingoftheRMBannouncementwasintendedinparttopreventChina’scurrencypolicyfrombeingacentralfocusoftheG-20summitinTorontofromJune26-27,2010.@#@OnJune22,2010,theRMBappreciatedby0.43%againstthedollar(to6.80yuan)overthepreviousday,which,atthetime,wasthelargestdailyrisesincereformswereimplementedinJuly2005.However,onthefollowingday(June23)itdepreciatedto6.81yuan.AsindicatedinFigure3,theyuan’sexchangeratewiththedollarhasgoneupanddownoverthepastfewmonths,butoverall,ithasappreciatedby1.9%throughOctober1,2010,withmostofthatappreciationoccurringinSeptember.3SomeanalystscontendthattheappreciationofthecurrencyinSeptember2010hashadmoretodowithChineseconcernsoverpossiblecongressionalactiononthecurrencythaneconomicconsiderations.@#@Inspiteofthesubstantialjoblosses,theUSTCindustryremainstechnologicallyadvancedpartlyduetoincreasedproductivityresultingfromadvancesintechnologyanddesigncapabilities.Textileproductioniscapitalintensiveandmoderntechnologyisessentialtomeettheincreasingforhigh-qualityproducts.Overthelastfewyears,UStextilesandapparelfirmshavesubstantiallyincreasedtheirinvestmenttomaintainmodernmanufacturingfacilitiesaswellasimproveproductionandmarketingcapabilitiesinordertomaximizetheirinherentadvantagestomarketproximity.Inapparel,lowskillproductionjobshavemovedtolow-costlocationsoffshorewhilethemoreskilledoneshavebeenretained.Tosuccessfullyadapttothenewenvironment,USTCindustriesneedtocapitalizeontheirsourcesofcompetitiveadvantage.Theyneedtodevelopamoreflexibleoperationalarrangement,meethighstandardsinproductinnovationandgenerallydevelopamorechange-seekingbusinessculture(Kilduff,2005).@#@AnimportantsurvivaltoolforUSTCfirmsistoexpandtheirpotentialmarketbyofferingnewproductdesignsandproductcategories.Manufacturersmusttrytobringasteadystreamofproductstomarketthatareinlinewiththetaste,preferencesoftheconsumer.Theycanalsoexpandtheirmarketpotentialbyofferingnewproductcategories.TwoofthefastestgrowingapparelsegmentsintheUS,forexample,havebeenthewomen’splusandmen’sbigandtallsegments(Driscoll,2004).Plus-sizeapparelmarketingwasestimatedat$47billionin2005accountingfor20%oftotalapparelmarket.Itisimportanttoidentifythefirm’stargetcustomersandassesswhetherthefirmissuccessfullyaddressingtheirneeds.@#@USTCfirmsshouldtargetanarrowsegmentofthemarketthatprovidesthebestopportunityforsuccess.Intextiles,thefocusshouldbeonafewspecializedsegmentssuchascarpets,nonwovensandtechnicaltextiles.Similarly,apparelproducersshouldincreasetheirfocusoncoreproducts,reduceverticalintegrationtoshedoverheadcosts,andestablishallianceswithotherfirmstoconsolidateresourcesandincreasemarketshare.@#@Finally,inviewofrisingincomesandhighgrowthratesinmanydevelopingcountriessuchasChina,Brazil,andIndia,therearepotentialexportmarketopportunitiesforUStextileandapparelproducts.USexportinterestsmaybeservedbyseekingimprovedaccesstotheretaildistributionsystemsofdevelopingcountries.UStextilefirmsshouldalsobeabletouseMexicotoexporttotheEuropeanUnionandothercountries,takingadvantageoftheMexico-EUtradeagreem