The recent statistics published by the US Department of Commerce, the United States revealed that US imported $2.2 billion worth of socks in 2017, while in the January-March period of 2018, it imported approximately $458.3 million worth of socks.
A bulk of this order; approximately 58 per cent, was imported from China. While El Salvador-the second largest supplier of socks - exported $253.4 million worth of socks in 2017. Honduras was in third place, exporting around $184 million worth, followed by Pakistan in fourth place with exports to the US worth just over $120 million in 2017.
US imports of hosiery in 2017 increased by 2.4% compared to the previous year, with China's exports increasing by 1.8 per cent. Exports from El Salvador increased by 23.1 per cent in the year.
