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

TRADE STATISTICS
Japan Apparel Imports
January 2018
Japan begins 2018 with decline in its
apparel imports
Over the years, Japanese consumers’ apparel spending has
been greatly affected by factors such as tax increment, ageing
population and low disposable income. These factors have
resulted in price sensitivity among the Japanese customers and
it’s further causing a shift in purchasing pattern that is greatly
affecting the apparel industry in Japan. As a consequence,
the year 2018 too started on a negative note as the country
imported low volumes on high unit prices in January month.
Japan Apparel Imports (January 2018)
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
Knitted
Woven
9.13%
11.78%
India Exports
During the review period, India
fell both in its volume-wise and
value-wise apparel exports to
Japan by (-) 5.40% and (-) 1.65%,
respectively.
Vietnam Exports
Vietnam witnessed surge in its
apparel exports to Japan as the
country was up by 10.84% in
volumes; whereas the country got
10.07% boost in export value.
-10.15%
10.46%
11.28%
Quantity
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Total
-11.44%
Value
Bangladesh Exports
Bangladesh noted decline in both knitted
and woven segments. Apparel exports to
Japan during the review period dropped
by (-) 2.25% in volumes and (-) 4.63%
in values.
China Exports
China was down significantly in volume-
wise apparel exports to Japan by
(-) 16.49%. On the other hand, values
too tumbled by (-) 19.14%.