Bangladesh remained the second-largest supplier, although its exports declined to $*.*** billion from $*.*** billion, reducing its market share to **.** per cent from **.** per cent. Türkiye ranked third with shipments worth $*.*** billion, down from $*.*** billion, while its share slipped to *.** per cent from *.** per cent. Vietnam continued to gain ground, with exports rising to $***.** million from $***.** million, increasing its share to *.** per cent from *.** per cent. India’s exports also grew to $***.** million from $***.** million, lifting its share to *.** per cent from *.** per cent.
By product category, trousers and shorts remained Germany’s largest apparel import segment, valued at $*.*** billion and accounting for **.** per cent of total imports during the first quarter of ****. T-shirts followed with imports of $*.*** billion (**.** per cent), ahead of jerseys at $*.*** billion (**.** per cent), coats at $*.*** billion (*.** per cent), and shirts at $*.*** billion (*.** per cent).
Knitted apparel continued to dominate Germany’s sourcing basket, accounting for $*.*** billion or **.** per cent of imports, while woven garments represented $*.*** billion or **.** per cent. Gender wise analysis shows, women’s apparel remained the largest end-use segment at $*.*** billion, representing **.** per cent of imports. Unisex garments accounted for $*.*** billion (**.** per cent), men’s apparel reached $*.*** billion (**.** per cent), and babywear totalled $***.** million (*.** per cent) in the first three months of the current year.
