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China's Q1 apparel exports to Europe dip, market share edges up

China exported apparel worth $**.*** billion in the first quarter of the current year. Therefore, Europe’s share in outbound shipments stood at **.** per cent during the period, compared to **.** per cent in China’s total apparel exports of $**.*** billion in the first quarter of ****. China’s total shipments declined by *.** per cent in January-March ****, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

Europe’s share in China’s apparel exports has been falling over the past five years. In ****, its share was **.** per cent, with exports to the continent standing at $**.*** billion out of China’s total shipments of $***.*** billion. The share dropped to **.** per cent in ****, when China’s apparel exports to Europe reached $**.*** billion out of total shipments worth $***.*** billion.