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Middle East's ensemble imports up in 2022, but still behind 2017 level

The drop in **** can be attributed to the fact that lockdowns imposed all over the region resulted in a decreased demand for fashionable ladieswear. Salwaar-Kurta is a popular ensemble for the Middle Eastern countries. 

Nevertheless, an improvement was noticed in **** when the ensemble imports rose to $**.*** million and further increased to $**.*** million in ****, according to data obtained from Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.