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UK's clothing imports up 9.7% to $1.7 bn in Nov 2024

Imports of textile fabrics in November **** increased by *.** per cent to £*** million, up from £*** million in November ****. However, imports eased from October ****&#**;s figure of £*** million. Fibre imports in November **** rose to £** million from £** million in November ****, but they eased from £** million in October ****.

During the third quarter of ****, the UK&#**;s clothing imports amounted to £*.*** billion (~$*.** billion), a decline of **.** per cent compared to £*.*** billion in the third quarter of ****. This represented an increase from the £*.*** billion recorded in the second quarter of ****. Fabric imports during this period were valued at £*.*** billion, while textile fibre imports reached £** million. In the same period in ****, fabric imports were £*.*** billion, and fibre imports stood at £*** million.