During the first quarter of ****, clothing imports eased *.** per cent to £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion) in January-March ****, compared with £*.*** billion in the corresponding period of ****. The inbound shipment dipped **.** per cent quarter on quarter compared with £*.*** billion in fourth quarter of ****. Imports of textile fabrics eased down *.** per cent to £*,*** million (~$*,*** million), against £*,*** million in January-March **** but slightly higher from £*,*** million in the fourth quarter of ****. Its imports of fibre were noted at £** million (~$***.** million) steady as £** million in Q*, **** but slightly lower than £** million in Q*, ****.
The country’s imports of clothing rose *.** per cent to £**.*** billion (~$**.*** billion) in ****, compared to £**.*** billion in ****. The imports of textile fabrics steadied at £*,*** million (~$*.*** billion), like ****. However, fibre imports slowed to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million in ****.
For ****, the UK’s clothing imports totalled £**.*** billion (~$**.** billion), marking a decline of **.** per cent from £**.*** billion in ****. Fabric imports were recorded at £*.*** billion in ****, down from £*.*** billion in ****, while fibre imports decreased to £*** million from £*** million in the same period. In ****, imports of clothing, fabrics and textile fibres were £**.*** billion, £*.*** billion, and £*** million, respectively.
