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Ireland's cotton apparel imports reach $565 million, 42% of total

Imports of man-made fibre apparel reached $***.*** million between January and June ****, making up **.** per cent of the total apparel imports. Apparel made from wool or animal hair was valued at $**.*** million (*.** per cent), while silk apparel stood at $*.*** million (*.** per cent). Apparel imports from other materials totalled $***.*** million, accounting for **.** per cent, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

An analysis of trade data by product type reveals that imports of trousers and shorts were valued at $***.*** million in the first six months of ****, representing **.** per cent of the total imports, making it the largest category of apparel imported into the country.