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Sub-Saharan Africa exports apparels worth $377.37 m to the US

Apparel exports from Sub-Saharan African nations have grown significantly over years. The 50-nation bloc exported apparels worth $377.37 million to the US in January-April 2018 period, marking a solid growth of 23.22 per cent on the yearly note and successfully capitalised on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Ethiopia, for instance, has grown from $13.41 million to $30.39 million with a staggering surge of 126.63 per cent during the period.

Kenya exported apparels worth $120.67 million in the first four months of 2018 as against $101.66 million in the corresponding period of prior-year. The country grew by 18.70 per cent in just one year which is more than just a decent growth. The ‘buzz’ around Ethiopian apparel exports isn’t that real, which earned $98.60 million from its export of apparel to the US, posted a noteworthy increase of 19.88 per cent on the year-on-year basis. Apparel exports from Madagascar to the US were $59.10 million in the period with a whopping 25.73 per cent rise over last year. Mauritius posted 10.48 per cent growth to reach $48.19 million in apparel export values in Jan.-Apr. ’18 from $43.62 million in the same period of 2017.

 

 
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