Apparel Online India Issue 1-15 March '18 | Page 48

TRADE STATISTICS
Japan Apparel Imports
January to November 2017
ASEAN continues to help Japan in its
apparel imports
Till November, Japan saw rise in its apparel imports by
3.51% over the previous year. Quantitatively, apparel
imports grew by 1.23% to 3,290 million units. The import
quantities from the major ASEAN countries including
Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam posted double-digit
growth with knitwear playing a leading role.
Japan Apparel Imports (January - November 2017)
5%
4.81%
4 %
3.51%
3 %
2.17%
2 %
1.42%
1.23%
1 %
0 %
0.67%
Knitted
Woven
Total
-1 %
Quantity
India Exports
During the review period, India
fell in its volume-wise imports to
Japan by (-) 1.44% whereas the
country noted a boost in value by
2.24%.
Vietnam Exports
Vietnam witnessed surge in its
apparel imports to Japan as it was up
by 10.01% in volumes whereas the
country saw 10.35% boost in export
value.
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Value
Bangladesh Exports
Bangladesh noted decline in both knitted
and woven segments as the apparel
exports to Japan during the review period
dropped by (-) 8.65% in volumes and
(-) 3.69% in values, respectively.
China Exports
China improved in its apparel exports
to Japan during the review period as
it remained unchanged in volumes
whereas, values surged by 1.92%.