Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine July Issue 2018 | Page 50

TRADE STATISTICS
Rise in unit prices costs US more dollars on apparel imports
January to April 2018
The USA upped its apparel imports during the first 4 months of 2018 in both values and volumes. Unit prices,
however, were up marginally against the same period of 2017 which caused the USA to spend more dollars
on the imported apparels. China fell short in its apparel shipments to the USA after performing positive in the
first quarter that ended on 31st March 2018. Vietnam, India and Bangladesh witnessed growth both in volumes
and values which indicates that South Asian countries are now back on track to gain pace in the USA’s
clothing market.
Global Apparel Imports by the US:
January to April 2018
Percentage change in Bangladesh’s
top product category (Trousers) to EU
Percentage Change in top 3 product
categories imported by USA
Change in Quantity
1.46 %
4.10%
T-SHIRTS LEGWEAR TROUSERS
Change in Value Volume
(1.77%) Volume
(7.29%) Volume
(2.05%)
2.43 % Value
(4.03%) Value
(1.22%) Value
(3.24%)
Change in UVR
1.02 %
Jan.-Apr. 2018
US $ 2.95
Change in Quantity Jan.-Apr. 2017
US $ 2.92
Cotton
0.56 %
MMF
2.34 %
5.80 %
4.12 %
Fact: Most of the apparel
manufacturers in the US have small
units with 25-100 sewing machines.
Jan.-Apr. 2016
US $ 3.04
Wool
Silk & Veg
Volume rises
UVR change in apparel imported by
USA (3-year comparison)
(Average UVR in the review period
was US $ 2.95 as against US $ 2.92 in
the same period last year)
1.68%
Value rises
Month-wise USA apparel import trend
Jan-18 7.05
Feb-18 6.54
Mar-18 5.64
Apr-18 5.93
Value-wise sha