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Nearly 25 percent of registrants for the upcoming winter 2012 New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) have expressed a specific interest in “Made in the USA” products. The NYIGF runs Jan. 28-Feb. 2 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

“More than 400 of NYIGF’s 2,800+ exhibitors identify themselves as producers of ‘Made in the USA’ products,” said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president. “NYIGF presents an ideal sourcing opportunity for retailers seeking American-made products across the gift, home and lifestyle spectrum.

Buyers seeking U.S.-produced merchandise can utilize two online tools to source NYIGF exhibitors featuring domestically manufactured products: the Search NYIGF.com tool on the NYIGF.com website, and the free NYIGF Wayfinder app for mobile devices. Search results can be sorted by product category, NYIGF division and/or NYIGF venue. Searches can be saved and updated in real time, created into a walking list, displayed on a floor plan and accessed via mobile devices.

NYIGF’s Handmade division offers the highest concentration of “Made in the USA” resources, with more than 100 American designers/makers exhibiting in the Javits Center North.

Across NYIGF’s 10 divisions, there also are 65 first-time exhibitors that will be showcasing “Made in the USA” products.

NYIGF features 2,800+ exhibiting companies featuring an extraordinary breadth and depth of design-driven home fashion products and complementary giftware. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide are expected.