Japan's clothing imports up 40.3% to 387,585 mn yen in Oct 2022

The imports of textile yarn and fabrics were valued at 124,133 million yen in October 2022, which was 45.5 per cent higher than the same period of last year. Yarn and fabric imports were 1.1 per cent of the total imports by Japan, as per the latest data. 

Japan's export of textile yarn and fabrics was worth 72,091 million yen during October 2022, an increase of 17.9 per cent year-on-year. The country’s exports of textile machinery was valued at 28,794 million yen, which was 38.1 per cent higher than the exports in October 2021. It contributed 0.3 per cent to the total exports. 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)