Imports of textiles and apparel by the US increased 25 per cent in the first 10 months of 2021 compared to the first 10 months of 2020 reveal OTEXA data. With a 27 per cent share, China continues to be the largest supplier of textiles and clothing to the US, followed by Vietnam with a 13 per cent share. Apparel constituted the bulk of textile and garment imports made by the US during the 19 months while non-apparel imports accounted for the remainder.

Segment-wise, among the top 10 apparel suppliers to the US, imports from Pakistan, Honduras and Nicaragua shot up by 56 per cent, 46 per cent and 42 per cent year-on-year respectively. But imports from Indonesia registered a growth of only ten per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. In the non-apparel category, among the top ten suppliers, imports from Italy, India, and Turkey soared by 56 per cent, 55 per cent and 44 per cent respectively. The sharp rise in numbers is due to the base effect, as imports were disrupted last year due to the pandemic.

Of the total US textile and apparel imports of $93.51 billion during the period under review, cotton products were worth $40 billion, while manmade fiber products accounted for $48 billion followed by $2 billion of wool products and $1 billion of products from silk and vegetable fibers. In 2020, US textile and apparel imports had decreased sharply, mainly due to pandemic-induced disruption.

By Fashionating World
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