In March 2025, textile and apparel (T&A) imports by the US declined by 4.8 per cent from February 2025 to 7.80 billion square meter equivalents (SME). However, from March 2024, T&A imports increased by 2.2 per cent.

Latest data from OTEXA shows, textile imports by the US declined by 5.6 per cent to 6.22 billion SME in March 2025 but increased by 0.4 per cent Y-o-Y. Apparel imports declined by 2.4 per cent from February 2025 to 2.02 billion SME but rose by 7.8 per cent compared to the same period last year.

US’ total T&A imports increased by 12.8 per cent Y-o-Y to 24.6 billion SME in March 2025. This includes a 14.2 per cent rise in textile imports to 18.1 billion SME, and a 9.2 per cent increase in apparel imports to 6.4 billion SME.

For the 12 months ending in March 2025, total imports increased by 15.6 per cent over the previous year. Textile imports rose by 18.3 per cent to 83.1 billion SME, while apparel imports grew 7.8 per cent to 26.3 billion SME.

By Fashionating World
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