Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine May Issue 2019 | Page 58

TRADE STATISTICS
Continuous hike in unit prices haunts EU apparel import even
in February ’19
January to February 2019
EU marked another month with significant escalation in unit prices of its apparel imports. Similar to January, the Union spent
more euros on apparel imports even in February, volumes of which were down on Y-o-Y basis. India, Bangladesh, China
and Cambodia saw growth in value-wise exports to EU as unit prices were hiked; however, volumes dropped. While Turkey,
which is known for high-end garment manufacturing, surprisingly plunged in its unit prices offered to EU, and probably, this
was the reason Turkey noted growth in both volumes and values of its exports.
Global apparel imports by the
European Union: January to
February 2019
Percentage change in top 3 product
categories imported by EU
Percentage change in Bangladesh’s
top product category (Trousers) to EU
Change in Quantity
1.54 %
Change in Value
6.29 %
11.57%
T-SHIRTS SWEATERS TROUSERS
Volume
(3.09%) Volume
(-5.48%) Volume
(-0.94%)
Value
(6.51%) Value
(1.26%) Value
(7.03%)
UVR change in apparel imported by
EU (3-year comparison)
Value rises
0.26%
Volume rises
Fact: 1 in 3 consumers in top 5
European markets consider
sustainability while shopping.
Change in UVR
7.94 %
Jan. – Feb. 2019
€ 18.48
(Average UVR in the review period
was Euro 18.48 per kg of fabric
equivalent as against Euro 17.12 in
the same period last year.)
Jan. – Feb. 2018
€ 17.12
Jan. – Feb. 2017
€ 17.58
Change in Knitted Segment
Quantity
0.15 %
Month-wise EU apparel import trend
Value
6.92 %
8.21
Change in Woven Segment
Quantity Value
3.49 % 5.72 %
Value-wise share to EU by top exporters
(Jan.-Feb. 2019)
30.79%
6.90
20.57%
11.50%
6.24%
4.15%
Jan. 19
[The information has been extracted
from EU custom site and further analysed.]
(Value in € billion)
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