US textile & apparel exports stable in Jan-September '19

Category-wise, apparel exports increased by 3.13 per cent year-on-year to $4.544 billion, while textile mill products dipped 2.22 per cent to $12.887 billion during the first nine months of 2019.

Among apparel, the highest growth of 41.85 per cent was registered in exports of men's and boy's sport & dress coats, whereas a maximum decline of 29.01 per cent was seen in exports of women's and girl's suit-type jackets & coats.

Among textile mill products, yarn exports declined by 3.95 per cent year-on-year to $3.282 billion, while fabric exports decreased by 2.20 per cent to $6.769 billion and made-up article exports decreased by 0.17 per cent to $2.834 billion.

Country-wise, Mexico and Canada together accounted for nearly half of the total US textile and clothing exports during the period under review. The US supplied $4.581 billion worth of textiles and apparel to Mexico during the nine-month period, followed by $4.028 billion to Canada and $1.229 billion to Honduras.

In recent years, the US textile and clothing exports have remained in the range of $22-25 billion per annum. In 2014, they stood at $24.418 billion, while the figure was $23.622 billion in 2015, $22.124 billion in 2016, $22.671 billion in 2017 and $23.467 billion in 2018.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (PC)