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Jeans imports of US increase in H1

The US imported more jeans in the first half of 2018 compared to last year due to the closure of US denim manufacturing and open trade. According to the data from the Office of Textiles and Apparel, OTEXA, overall denim jeans imports of the country increased by 9.2 per cent to reach $1.66 billion in value for the first six months.

The countries from where US sourced its jeans include Vietnam, China, Mexico, Bangladesh, Cambodia and several Central American countries. China shipped the most women’s and girls’ product, increasing 2.88 per cent to $291.89 million, while its men’s and boy’s shipments rose by 6.35 per cent to $98.97 million.

Among the Asian countries, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Cambodia are establishing themselves as major suppliers of jeans to the U.S. market. In the first half, Bangladesh’s shipments in the men’s and boy’s category increased by 16.88 per cent to $132.75 million, while in the women’s and girls’ category, it rose by 16.19 per cent to $104.17 million.

Vietnam’s shipments of women’s and girls’ jeans increased by 46.9 per cent to $75.43 million in the period, while men’s and boys’ rose by 33.3 per cent to $32.23 million. Imports of Cambodia’s women’s and girls’ jeans grew 32.7 per cent to $40.2 million, as the country’s shipments of men’s and boy’s product were up 35.19 per cent to $9.64 million.

Pakistan’s shipments of women’s and girls’ blue jeans increased by 24.1 per cent to $61.54 million, but imports of men’s and boy’s declined by 0.47 per cent to $40.97 million.

 

 
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