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China's apparel export to Ecuador at $66 mn in '22; FTA to boost trade

Chinese apparel exports to Ecuador were $**.*** million in ****, declining to $**.*** million in ****. The trade experienced a sharp fall in **** due to disruptions caused by the COVID-** pandemic, reaching $**.*** million. It recovered to $**.*** million in **** and further increased to $**.*** million in ****, approaching the level of five years ago, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. 

Chinese exports of home textiles to Ecuador surged six times in ****, reaching $***.*** million from $**.*** million in ****. However, it decreased to $**.*** million in **** and further dropped to $**.*** million in ****. Despite the significant increase compared to ****, it represented less than one-third of the peak shipment in ****.