US textile & apparel exports up 0.21% in Jan-April '19

Category-wise, apparel exports increased by 5.83 per cent year-on-year to $2.004 billion, while textile mill products dipped 1.62 per cent to $5.709 billion during the first four months of 2019.

Among apparel, the highest growth of 46.29 per cent was registered in exports of jogging and other athletic suits, whereas a maximum decline of 31.21 per cent was seen in exports of men’s & boy’s ensembles.

Among textile mill products, yarn exports declined by 2.72 per cent year-on-year to $1.467 billion, while fabric exports decreased by 2.19 per cent to $2.999 billion, made-up article exports increased by 1.15 per cent to $1.242 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 $2.050 billion worth of textiles and apparel to Mexico during the four-month period, followed by $1.715 billion to Canada and $533.469 million 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. (PC)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India