The import volume of cotton products fell by *.** per cent to *,***.*** million SME during the review period, compared with *,***.*** million SME, a year earlier. Meanwhile, imports of man-made fibre (MMF) products decreased to **,***.*** million SME in January- May ****, down from **,***.*** million SME in January-May ****.
US exports of textiles and apparel made from all fibre types declined by *.** per cent to ***.*** million kilograms during the review period, compared with ***.*** million kilograms in the first five months of ****. Apparel exports increased by **.** per cent to ***.*** million kilograms. In contrast, fabric exports fell by **.** per cent to ***.*** million kilograms, while yarn exports dropped by **.** per cent to ***.*** million kilograms.
The US textile and apparel trade in **** reflected a broad-based slowdown after a strong rebound in ****. Total imports declined by * per cent to ***,***.*** million SME from ***,***.*** million SME in ****. The contraction was seen across segments. Apparel imports had fallen *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME, while non-apparel textile imports dropped *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME. By fibre, cotton imports declined *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME, while MMF imports decreased more sharply to **,***.*** million SME from **,***.*** million SME.
