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Taiwan's textile & apparel exports fall 5.28% in 8 months

21 Nov '15
2 min read

Continuing with the ongoing downtrend, Taiwanese textile and apparel exports fell 5.28 per cent year-on-year to $8.226 billion during the period from January 4, 2015 to September 4, 2015, according to the data from the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF).
 
According to the data, Taiwan exported $661.315 million worth of fibres during the eight-month period, which accounted for 8.04 per cent of all textile exports from the country.
 
Yarn exports earned $1.23 billion for Taiwan, while fabric exports fetched $5.575 billion, accounting for 14.96 per cent and 67.77 per cent share in all Taiwanese textile and apparel exports during the period under review.
 
Apparel exports from Taiwan were valued at $496.208 million, whereas made-ups accounted for $262.794 million.
 
Vietnam and China were major markets for Taiwanese textiles with these countries importing goods worth $1.629 billion and $1.534 billion, respectively, during the period under review.
 
Region-wise, the EU-28 nations imported $368.711 million worth of textiles and garments, accounting for 4.48 per cent share of all textile and clothing exports made by Taiwan during the period, while the US imported goods valued at $669.181 million, contributing 8.13 per cent to Taiwanese exports.
 
Bulk of Taiwanese textile and garment exports were destined to the neighbouring Asean region, which imported $2.983 billion worth of products, accounting for 36.26 per cent share in all Taiwanese exports.
 
During the same period, Taiwan's textile and clothing imports stood at $2.567 billion, registering a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year. More than half or $1.318 billion worth of imports belonged to the apparel category, whereas fibre imports accounted for $358.811 million, yarn $316.427 million, fabric $345.191 million, and made-ups $229.311 million. (RKS)
 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India

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