New Zealand's imports increased to $19.433 million from April to June 2022 but dropped to $14.148 million from July to September 2022. However, they rose to $17.577 million from October to December 2022 and then to $17.824 million from January to March 2023, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.
The imports also remained positive last year, growing to $67.891 million from $53.259 million in 2021. The inbound shipment was valued at $44.164 million in 2019 but dropped to $39.026 million in 2020. It then recovered to $53.259 million during 2021.
According to TexPro, Vietnam was the third-largest apparel supplier for New Zealand from January to April 2023. New Zealand's total apparel imports amounted to $436.756 million during this period. Out of these total imports, Vietnam's supply was valued at $23.733 million, which represented 5.43 per cent. China and Bangladesh were the first and second-largest suppliers, with shares of 62.12 per cent and 11.37 per cent, respectively.
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