UK clothing exports fall 12% to $322 mn in May 2025

Textile fabric exports in May 2025 rose slightly by 2.99 per cent year on year to £241 million, compared to £234 million in May 2024, and increased by 1.70 per cent from £237 million in April 2025. Textile fibre exports eased to £51 million in May 2025 from £52 million a year earlier, but shipments were up from £46 million in the previous month.

In the first quarter of 2025, clothing exports totalled £712 million, compared to £833 million in Q1 2024 and £881 million in Q4 2024. Textile fabric exports stood at £665 million, down from £698 million in Q1 2024 and £669 million in Q4 2024. Fibre exports reached £192 million, compared to £162 million in Q1 2024 and £206 million in Q4 2024.

For the full year 2024, the UK’s clothing exports declined by 11.74 per cent to £3,320 million (~$4,186.53 million). Textile fabric exports remained stable at £2,733 million, while fibre exports rose to £707 million.

In 2023, clothing exports fell to £3.772 billion (~$4.88 billion) from £3.931 billion in 2022 and £4.263 billion in 2021. That year, textile fabric exports reached £2.737 billion and fibre exports £667 million, compared to £2.716 billion and £616 million, respectively, in 2022.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)