Does 'Low-cost labor overseas and the increasing penetration of imports have certainly undercut American apparel manufacturers; apparel imports grew rapidly in most categories starting in the mid-1970s.' neither support nor refute 'There have been fewer apparel imports since the mid-1970s.', instead existing independently?
Low-cost labor overseas and the increasing penetration of imports have certainly undercut American apparel manufacturers; apparel imports grew rapidly in most categories starting in the mid-1970s.###There have been fewer apparel imports since the mid-1970s.