US’ textile and apparel (T&A) imports rose by 1.5 per cent in November 2023 as against the corresponding month previous year, as per a report by the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the US Department of Commerce (OTEXA).
The country’s imports from Mexico surged by 79.8 per cent to 443.9 million SME during November 2023 as against 246.9 million SME in November 2022, as per OTEXA.
Imports from China increased by 9.5 per cent to 2.62 billion SME this November from 2.4 billion SME in November 2022. Shipments from Vietnam rose by 9.0 per cent to 445.3 million SME from 408.7 million SME in 2022.
US’ imports from India rose by 3.9 per cent to 13.2 million SME in November 2023 compared with 686.6 million SME in November 2022. On the other hand, imports from Pakistan dropped by 6 per cent to 265.3 million.
US’ imports of textile and apparel products from Turkey also dropped by 24.6 per cent to 458.6 million SME in November 2023 as compared to 608.9 million SME in November 2022. Imports from Egypt dropped by 21.7 per cent to 19.0 million SME as against 24.3 million SME in November 2022.
Shipments from Israel dropped by 5.6 per cent to 24.2 million SME in November 2023 while imports from the Czech Republic fell by 2.3 per cent in November this year from 178.1 million SME in November 2022 to 174.0 million SME in November 2023.
