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UK's clothing imports up 9.7% to $1.7 bn in Nov 2024

18 Jan '25
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UK's clothing imports up 9.7% to $1.7 bn in Nov 2024
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  • In November 2024, UK clothing imports reached £1.401 billion (~$1.710 billion), up 9.79 per cent from November 2023 but down from October 2024's £1.595 billion.
  • Q3 2024 clothing imports were £3.755 billion, a 10.21 per cent YoY drop but above Q2's £3.481 billion.
  • For 2023, total clothing imports fell 25.94 per cent YoY to £15.702 billion, with fabrics and fibres also declining.
In November 2024, the United Kingdom imported clothing worth £1.401 billion (~$1.710 billion), marking a 9.79 per cent increase compared to £1.276 billion in November 2023. However, it reflected a month-on-month fall from October 2024, when imports stood at £1.595 billion, according to the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Imports of textile fabrics in November 2024 increased by 1.24 per cent to £489 million, up from £483 million in November 2023. However, imports eased from October 2024's figure of £517 million. Fibre imports in November 2024 rose to £33 million from £30 million in November 2023, but they eased from £36 million in October 2024.

During the third quarter of 2024, the UK's clothing imports amounted to £3.755 billion (~$4.75 billion), a decline of 10.21 per cent compared to £4.182 billion in the third quarter of 2023. This represented an increase from the £3.481 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2024. Fabric imports during this period were valued at £1.321 billion, while textile fibre imports reached £86 million. In the same period in 2023, fabric imports were £1.369 billion, and fibre imports stood at £101 million.

For the year 2023, the UK's clothing imports totalled £15.702 billion (~$20.33 billion), a significant decline of 25.94 per cent from £21.203 billion in 2022. Fabric imports were recorded at £5.547 billion in 2023, down from £6.357 billion in 2022, while fibre imports decreased to £413 million from £562 million in the same period. In 2021, imports of clothing, fabrics, and textile fibres were £17.034 billion, £5.996 billion, and £458 million, respectively.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)

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