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US apparel imports from Africa at $3.49 bn in 2022

The imports of trousers and shorts jumped more than ** per cent in the last two years after a decline in **** due to the COVID-** pandemic. US’ imports of trousers and shorts slipped **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in **** but bounced back up by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in ****. Inbound shipments from African countries further jumped by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in the recently concluded year ****, according to trade data obtained from Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. 

The import of jerseys was $***.*** million in the last year, which was **.** per cent of the total. Similarly, the imports of shirts were $***.*** million (**.** per cent), T-shirts were $***.*** million (*.** per cent), and innerwear was $***.*** million (*.** per cent). The top five products contributed more than ** per cent to the total inbound shipment of the US, as per TexPro.