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

TRADE STATISTICS
Japan Apparel Imports
January to June 2018
Japanese apparel import escalates during
H1 ’18; Vietnam and Bangladesh gain heavily
The first half of 2018 proved to be a better year for Japanese
clothing import as compared to H1 ’17. Overall unit prices
remained stagnant, while a marginal decline was noted in
prices as far as Bangladesh and Vietnam are concerned which
propelled the Japanese buyers’ demand in volume terms.
However, in the 2nd quarter (April to June ’18), the import of
Japan continuously declined from US $ 2,169 million in April to
US $ 1,996 million in May and, in June, it valued at US $ 1,840
million which is not a good sign for the exporters.
Japan Apparel Imports (Jan.-Jun. 2018)
5
4.42%
4
3.77%
3
2
2.47%
2.13%
1.56%
1
0
Knitted
-1
Woven
Quantity
India Exports
During the first half, India got a boost
in both volume and value of apparel
exports to Japan by 7.25% and
10.82%, respectively.
Vietnam Exports
Vietnam surged impressively
by 19.96% in volumes, while
values increased by 18.17%
on Y-o-Y basis.
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3.50%
Total
Value
Bangladesh Exports
Bangladesh grew in both knitted and
woven segments. Apparel exports to
Japan upped by 19.12% in volumes
and 17.33% in values.
China Exports
China declined in its apparel exports
to Japan as volumes plunged by
(-) 1.61%, values too tumbled by
(-) 1.98%.