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TRADE STATISTICS
EU’ s apparel import plunges
January to April 2017
European Union witnessed tremendous decline in its clothing imports during January to April 2017 over a fall of the Sterling in the corresponding period last year, and a weak level of the Euro. Particularly, in April 2017, imports from China however surged, after unit prices of Chinese shipments sharply reduced.
Global apparel imports by the European Union during January to April 2017
‘ Facts and Forecast’ for EU Apparel Industry
Total Decrease in Quantity
€ 5 bn
value of menswear exports by EU in 2016
€ 1200
per person / year spending in clothes in Luxembourg
Romania
2nd largest employer in EU’ s T & C sector

2.88 %
Total Decrease in Value

1.25 %
99 % T & C companies in EU are SMEs
€ 22.5 is average price / shirt in Europe
36 % share of womenswear in total EU’ s apparel import
Percentage Increase in UVR

1.67 %

Average UVR in Jan.-Apr. 2017 was Euro 18.69 per kg of fabric equivalent
Change in Knitted
Quantity

2.47 %

Change in Woven
Quantity

3.37 %

Value

0.09 %

Value

2.28 %

[ The information has been extracted from EU custom site and further analyzed.]
Apparel imports of the EU: Selected Countries( Qty in mn Kg & Value in mn Euro)
Jan.-Apr. 2016
Jan.-Apr. 2017
% Change
Country / Category
Qty
Value
Qty
Value
Qty
Value
WORLD Knitted
791.97
12586.80
772.44
12575.03
-2.47
-0.09
Woven
660.28
14108.68
638.05
13786.55
-3.37
-2.28
Total
1452.25
26695.48
1410.49
26361.58
-2.88
-1.25
CHINA Knitted
233.08
3559.95
231.18
3499.18
-0.82
-1.71
Woven
240.41
4648.17
226.66
4398.82
-5.72
-5.36
Total
473.49
8208.12
457.84
7898.00
-3.31
-3.78
INDIA Knitted
55.73
950.31
57.10
964.94
2.46
1.54
Woven
41.48
1102.76
38.10
1008.19
-8.14
-8.58
Total
97.21
2053.07
95.20
1973.13
-2.06
-3.89
BANGLADESH Knitted
228.82
2824.36
223.34
2912.06
-2.39
3.10
Woven
144.50
2399.24
143.39
2418.37
-0.77
0.80
Total
373.32
5223.60
366.73
5330.43
-1.76
2.05
SRI LANKA Knitted
22.34
313.93
13.97
298.37
-37.48
-4.96
Woven
9.35
225.90
8.76
221.34
-6.38
-2.02
Total
31.69
539.83
22.72
519.71
-28.30
-3.73
PAKISTAN Knitted
31.27
336.85
33.18
380.45
6.10
12.94
Woven
33.60
486.11
35.00
486.11
4.15
0.00
Total
64.87
822.96
68.18
866.56
5.09
5.30
VIETNAM Knitted
12.46
274.89
14.43
300.22
15.75
9.22
Woven
28.39
670.68
26.10
673.75
-8.04
0.46
Total
40.85
945.56
40.53
973.97
-0.78
3.00
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