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Why Sourcing From China Just Got More Expensive

Surging demand and supply disruptions are driving up prices for raw materials, labour and shipping in fashion’s largest manufacturing hub.
Workers in a fabric dye factory in Hangzhou, China. Getty Images.
Workers in a fabric dye factory in Hangzhou, China. Getty Images.

China is fashion’s most important manufacturing hub, so when prices started rising in the run up to Chinese New Year, the ripples were felt throughout the supply chain.

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