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Men's garment lag behind other categories in Turkiye's Q1 2023 exports

Women&#**;s garment exports had the largest share of the total shipments. The value of women&#**;s garment exports reached $*.*** billion in the first quarter of the current year, constituting **.** per cent of the total apparel exports worth $*.*** billion. Unisex garments had a significant share of **.** per cent in the total exports, with a shipment value of $*.*** billion during the same period, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro. 

While men&#**;s garments had the lowest share of **.** per cent in the total apparel exports, they have been showing growth since the easing of the COVID pandemic in ****. In the first quarter of ****, the value of men&#**;s garment exports from Turkiye was $***.*** million, which was *.** per cent lower than the previous year&#**;s first quarter in ****. However, it increased by **.** per cent to $*,***.*** million in Q* **** and further grew by **.** per cent to $*,***.*** million in Q* ****.