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US apparel imports from Africa see 5% drop to $1,909 mn in Jan-Aug

Imports of shirts were valued at $***.*** million, accounting for **.** per cent, while jerseys reached $***.*** million (**.** per cent), T-shirts $***.*** million (*.** per cent), and innerwear $**.*** million (*.** per cent), according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

In ****, the United States imported $*,***.*** million worth of apparel from Africa, with trousers and shorts totalling $*,***.*** million, or **.** per cent of the total. Shirt imports were valued at $***.*** million (**.** per cent), jerseys at $***.*** million (**.** per cent), T-shirts at $***.*** million (*.** per cent), and innerwear at $***.*** million (*.** per cent).