Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine December Issue 2018 | Page 64

TRADE STATISTICS
EU apparel import from China falls; Bangladesh, Vietnam gain
January to August 2018
European Union experienced growth in both volumes and values of its apparel import during the 8-month period
of 2018. India marked considerable decline in its volume-wise exports to EU despite unit prices falling significantly.
Bangladesh, Vietnam and Turkey were the countries among top exporters that noted boost in their respective
exports to EU in the said period. The remaining period of 2018 is expected to perform better within the European
apparel market.
Global apparel imports by the
European Union: January to
August 2018
Percentage change in top 3 product
categories imported by EU
Percentage change in Bangladesh’s
top product category (Trousers) to EU
Change in Quantity
3.91 %
Change in Value
0.37 %
3.38%
T-SHIRTS SWEATERS TROUSERS
Volume
(4.29%) Volume
(4.74%) Volume
(4.95%)
Value
(-2.49%) Value
(1.94%) Value
(0.62%)
Value rises
14.96%
Volume rises
FACT: Average annual spending on
clothes per capita in Denmark is € 800.
UVR change in apparel imported by
EU (3-year comparison)
Change in UVR
3.44 %
Jan. - Aug. 2018
€ 17.11
(Average UVR in the review period
was Euro 17.11 per kg of fabric
equivalent as against Euro 17.72 in
the same period last year)
Jan. - Aug. 2017
€ 17.72
Jan. - Aug. 2016
€ 17.58
Change in Knitted Segment
Quantity
2.87 %
Value-wise share to EU by top exporters
(Jan.-Aug. 2018)
Month-wise EU apparel import trend
Value
0.09 %
Jan-18
7.79
Feb-18
Mar-18
Change in Woven Segment
Quantity Value
5.21 % 0.63 %
6.38
Apr-18 5.85
May-18 5.68
Jun-18
19.85%
6.21
Jul-18
11.94%
8.34
Aug-18
8.86
0
[The information has been extracted
from EU custom site and further analysed.]
30.35%
6.40
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2
3
4
5
6
(Value in € billion)
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8
9
6.54%
3.83%
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China
Vietnam
India
Bangladesh
Turkey
India