| 

UK Q1 apparel imports rise; knitted garments lead

The UK imported knitted garments worth $*.*** billion in January–March ****, while woven garment imports stood at $*.*** billion in the same quarter, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

In the first quarter of ****, the UK’s knitted garment imports were valued at $*.*** billion. This rose by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in the same quarter of ****. However, the value declined by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January–March **** and further decreased by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January–March ****. It then recovered by *.** per cent to reach $*.*** billion in the same quarter of ****.