Apparel Online India Magazine May 2nd Issue 2018 | Page 52

TRADE STATISTICS

January to March 2018

The USA has slightly improved in its apparel imports during the first quarter of 2018 . Unit prices neither decreased nor increased which helped USA keep the balance between the imported apparels and the dollars spent on it . Of all major exporting destinations , China and Vietnam were positive in their respective apparel exports to the USA though China lost share by 2.40 % in the US market . India , Bangladesh and Indonesia plunged significantly both in values and volumes .

Global Apparel Imports by the US : January to March 2018

Change in Quantity

1.71 %

Percentage change in top 3 product categories imported by USA

Percentage change in India ’ s top product category export ( T-shirts ) to USA

2.66 %

Change in Value

1.63 %

T-SHIRTS

Volume ( 0.48 %)

Value ( 2.68 %)

LEGWEAR TROUSERS 4.02 %

Value falls Volume ( 10.38 %)

Value ( 2.69 %)

Volume ( 0.66 %)

Value ( 1.61 %)

Volume falls

Change in UVR

0 %

( Average UVR in the review period was US $ 2.94 as against US $ 2.94 in the same period last year )

UVR change in apparel imported by USA ( 3-year comparison )

Jan . -Mar . 2018 US $ 2.94

Fact : Only about 3 % of USA ’ s apparel consumption is domestically sourced .

Change in Quantity

Jan . -Mar . 2017 US $ 2.94

Cotton

Wool

0.07 % 6.93 %

Jan . -Mar . 2016 US $ 3.04

MMF

3.28 %

Silk & Veg

3.69 %

Month-wise USA apparel import trend Value-wise share to USA by Top 5 apparel exporters ( Jan . -Mar . 2018 )

Jan-18 7.05

30.17 %

Change in Value

[ The information has been extracted from US custom site and further analysed .]

[ Value in US billion $]

China Vietnam Bangladesh Indonesia India

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