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Figure 2. Overview of<br />
countries from which Germany<br />
imports apparel (based on<br />
tonnes imported).<br />
3.2 Sectoral Analysis<br />
Sectoral and basin specific water risks associated with Germany’s 2012 foreign<br />
trade data lead to the identification of six economic sectors – textiles & apparel,<br />
extractives (including oil, gas, coal, mining), agriculture (plant), chemicals, retail,<br />
and financial services – described below. For each of the sectors, the water<br />
risks (physical, regulatory, and reputational) are presented.<br />
3.2.1 Textiles and Apparel<br />
China 34%<br />
Bangladesh 17%<br />
Turkey 10%<br />
India 4%<br />
Pakistan 2%<br />
Netherlands 2%<br />
Cambodia 2%<br />
Indonesia 2%<br />
Vietnam 2%<br />
Italy 2%<br />
Remaining<br />
(102 countries) 23%<br />
In 2011, textiles and apparel manufacturing accounted for €555.91 billion<br />
(US$706 billion) in global exports, representing 4% of world trade in merchandise<br />
and 6% of world trade in manufactured goods. The World Trade Organization<br />
reports that compound annual growth in apparel and textiles exports<br />
averaged 5.5% worldwide for the decade ending in 2010. Vietnam, China,<br />
Bangladesh, Turkey, and India were among the fastest growing nations during<br />
this period 23 . Importing €35.75 billion (US$45.4 billion) worth of textiles and<br />
apparel, Germany represents 6.4% of the global trade in these commodities.<br />
Top countries of import to Germany and their water risk<br />
Regarding import volume and value, Germany imports the most textiles and<br />
apparel from China (see Figure 2, Figure 3 and Table 2, Table 3). See Side<br />
Note 3 about the issue of re-exports.<br />
Figure 3. Overview of<br />
countries from which<br />
Germany imports textiles<br />
(based on tonnes imported).<br />
Country<br />
Import<br />
value<br />
(€ m)<br />
Import<br />
volume (t)<br />
China 8,018,707 396,341<br />
Physical<br />
risk<br />
Regulatory<br />
risk<br />
Reputational<br />
risk<br />
Turkey 3,063,985 112,439<br />
Bangladesh 2,917,409 204,948<br />
India 1,074,751 43,940<br />
Italy 1,046,574 20,975<br />
Netherlands 817,241 29,032<br />
China 20%<br />
Turkey 8%<br />
India 7%<br />
Italy 6%<br />
Netherlands 6%<br />
Belgium 6%<br />
Poland 5%<br />
Czech Rep. 5%<br />
Austria 4%<br />
Pakistan 3%<br />
Remaining<br />
(132 countries) 30%<br />
Vietnam 607,912 23,644<br />
Indonesia 550,462 23,815<br />
Romania 539,117 12,860<br />
France 484,395 19,673<br />
Table 2. Top ten countries from which Germany imports apparel and their water risk<br />
(based on import value) High Medium Low<br />
*See 3.1 Water Risk Analysis and Methodology for further details.<br />
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