It is similarly possible that the Chinese export taxes will not be set high enough to satisfy American textile and apparel producers or the Bush administration.

The foreign official lost not only his cool but hundreds of thousands of dollars of sales to the United States by his country's apparel producers.

The European proposal appeared to be intended to meet the concerns of southern European countries, particularly Portugal and Spain, which are major apparel producers.

American and European apparel producers have been extremely upset, but manufacturers in many other industries have been less concerned so far.

The Administration also wants strict rules to prevent large textile and apparel producers from evading quotas on their shipments, he said.

Lean retailing has also changed the way the textile industry relates to both apparel producers and retailers.

Because of uncertainty over currency fluctuations and the process of lifting quotas, apparel producers like GAV have not reduced their prices to retailers.

But for Quick Response to be completely effective, short-cycle manufacturing cannot end with the apparel producers.

Legislators from South Carolina and other textile states have complained about subsidies given to Canada's apparel producers.

A third is from an apparel producer eager to introduce a Sam Goody line of clothing for older people.