Review Article, J Fashion Technol Textile Eng Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Comparative Analysis of Apparel Import by Fiber Content: The Case of the United States and Japan
| Juyoung Lee1*, Cheryl Farr1 and Jan Hathcote2 | |
| 1Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA | |
| 2Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Department, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Juyoung Lee Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA Tel: 515-231-0787; E-mail: jill80@iastate.edu |
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| Received: November 14, 2012 Accepted: February 07, 2013 Published: February 12, 2013 | |
| Citation: Lee J, Farr C, Hathcote J (2013) Comparative Analysis of Apparel Import by Fiber Content: The Case of the United States and Japan. J Fashion Technol Textile Eng 1:1. doi:10.4172/2329-9568.1000102 |
Abstract
Comparative Analysis of Apparel Import by Fiber Content: The Case of the United States and Japan
The present study investigated the difference in U.S. and Japanese apparel import demand, driven by fiber content specific to each market and revealed overall characteristics of the corresponding import market. Based on demand theory (Deaton & Mullebaur, 1980), this research (1) calculated price and income elasticities to identify characteristics of U.S. and Japanese apparel import markets by fiber content, and (2) compared differences in the price and income elasticities of apparel imports based on fiber contents in both markets using analysis of variance (ANOVA).
