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Apparel
Clothing. The apparel sector is important for trade because, as a very labor intensive sector, it is a likely source of comparative advantage for developing countries. See textiles and apparel.
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These largely labor intensive sectors are often the first manufactured exports of developing countries. Because of the threat to employment in developed countries, however, they have long been protected there. This is only now changing under the WTO's ATC.
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