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US textile & apparel import volume surge 27% in Jan 2025

16 Mar '25

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US textile & apparel import volume surge 27% in Jan 2025

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In January, US textile and apparel imports rose by **.**% to ***,***.*** million SME, with apparel increasing by **.**% and textiles by **.**%.
Cotton and MMF imports also saw significant growth.
Meanwhile, exports rose slightly by **.**%, though apparel and yarn exports declined.
In 2024, overall imports increased by **.**%, while exports fell by **.**%.

During this period, apparel imports rose by **.** per cent to *,***.*** million SME, up from *,***.*** million SME in January ****. Imports of textile (non-apparel) products reached *,***.*** million SME in January ****, marking a **.** per cent increase compared with *,***.*** million SME in January ****.

The import volume of cotton products increased by **.** per cent to *,***.*** million SME during the review period, compared with *,***.*** million SME in the same period of the previous year. Imports of man-made fibre (MMF) products reached *,***.*** million SME in January ****, up from *,***.*** million SME in January ****, as reported by OTEXA.