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Bangladesh's garment exports to Italy up 21%, China's by 7% in 2022

China&#**;s shipment turned positive after a continued downward trend in previous years. Italy&#**;s apparel imports from China declined by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion in **** from $*.*** billion in ****. The imports were $*.*** billion in **** and $*.*** billion in ****, on a decline since ****, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. 

However, Bangladesh’s performance in apparel exports to Italy improved in the previous year. The number declined by **.* per cent to $*.*** billion in **** from $*.*** billion in ****, but sharply recovered to increase by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion in ****, which further jumped by **.** per cent in ****, as per TexPro.