Japan's clothing imports up 1.7% in 2015-16

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to 3,382.180 billion yen ($31.07 billion). Of this, 93.2 per cent or 3,152.387 billion yen ($28.96 billion) worth of goods were imported from Asia, provisional trade statistics released by the ministry of finance showed.

 

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to #

Among the Asian countries, imports from China stood at 2,241.292 billion yen ($20.59 billion), showing a decrease of 3.3 per cent year-on-year, the data showed.

 

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to #

During the 12-month period under discussion, Japan imported apparel and accessories worth 168.399 billion yen ($1.05 billion) from the EU, showing an increase of 3.6 per cent year-on-year. The Far Eastern country also imported 18.244 billion yen ($0.17 billion) worth of clothing and accessories from the US, down 6.7 per cent.

 

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to #

Meanwhile, value of Japan's import of textile yarn and fabrics increased by 1.8 per cent year-on-year to 965.107 billion yen ($8.87 billion) in April-March 2015-16. A bulk of these imports valued at 857.010 billion yen ($7.87 billion) were supplied by the countries in the Asian region, with China alone accounting for 541.342 billion yen ($4.97 billion), while imports from Asean nations stood at 191.772 billion yen ($1.76 billion).

 

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to #

Japan imported yarn and fabric worth 63.167 billion yen ($0.58 billion) from the EU countries, whereas its imports from the US were valued at 27.490 billion yen ($0.25 billion), during the last fiscal. (RKS)

 

In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, Japan's clothing and accessories' imports increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to #