Apparel Online India Magazine June 1st Issue 2018 | Page 56

TRADE STATISTICS Japan Apparel Imports January to February 2018 Vietnam-made apparels rapidly increase to Japan Overcoming from the downfall that Japan witnessed in apparel imports in January this year, the country sharply escalated in the second month of the year. Japan soared in its apparel imports by almost 11 per cent in Jan.-Feb. ’18 period and the major boost came from Vietnam which upped its apparel exports to Japan by massive 31.83 per cent and 28.20 per cent in volumes and values, respectively. Japan Apparel Imports (Jan.-Feb. 2018) 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 13.24% 10.86% 10.22% 9.27% 7.51% Knitted Woven Quantity India Exports During the review period, India got a boost in volume-wise and value- wise apparel exports to Japan by 10.04% and 10.31%, respectively. Vietnam Exports Vietnam witnessed staggering surge in its apparel exports to Japan as the country was up by 31.83% in volumes whereas the country got 28.20% boost in export value. 56 Apparel Online India | JUNE 1-15, 2018 | www.apparelresources.com 10.97% Total Value Bangladesh Exports Bangladesh noted jump in both knitted and woven segments. Apparel exports to Japan during the review period upped by 3.47% in volumes and 1.59% in values. China Exports China regained positive apparel exports to Japan as volume-wise it was up by 9.53%, its values too increased by 6.15%.