Apparel Online India Magazine April 1st Issue 2018 | Page 50

TRADE STATISTICS
Japan Apparel Imports
January to December 2017
Japan concludes 2017 with slight surge in
unit prices Y-o-Y
Over the years, the apparel suppliers to Japan have been
complaining about the 100% inspection practice of the Japanese
buyers. This practice is making apparel costlier due to more
manpower, more space and more lead time. Year 2017 was also
the same, as Bangladesh, one of the top apparel suppliers to
Japan, was down massively in both volumes and values of the
apparel exports. Japan too closed the year with a slight surge in
the unit price which was 0.45 yen as against 0.44 yen in the same
period of 2016.
Japan Apparel Imports (January - December 2017)
4.87%
5%
4 %
3.62%
3 %
2 %
2.33%
1.30%
1.13%
1 %
0 %
0.64%
Knitted
Woven
Total
-1 %
Quantity
India Exports
During the review period, India
fell in its volume-wise imports to
Japan by (-) 2.23%, whereas the
country noted a boost in value by
3.08%.
Vietnam Exports
Vietnam witnessed surge in its
apparel imports to Japan as it was up
by 10.09% in volumes whereas the
country saw 10.30% boost in export
value.
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Value
Bangladesh Exports
Bangladesh noted decline in both knitted
and woven segments. Apparel exports
to Japan during the review period also
dropped by (-) 7.65% in volumes and
(-) 1.91% in values.
China Exports
China was down in volume-wise apparel
exports to Japan by (-) 0.13%; however,
values surged by 1.81%.