According to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro, apparel imports by the US inched up to $83.705 billion in 2024 from $81.542 billion in year 2023. But, Europe’s share declined from 4.56 per cent to 4.33 per cent in 2024.
The Asia-Pacific region, which comprises major textile and clothing exporting countries, remained largest contributor in the US imports of apparel. The region’s share improved to 72.83 per cent in 2024 from 71.44 per cent in 2023. The inbound shipment from the region increased 4.65 per cent to $60.966 billion in 2024.
As per TexPro, Italy was the only European country among the top ten suppliers of apparel to the US in 2024. The country was the tenth largest supplier with a share of 2.62 per cent in US imports. But Italy too, showed a declining trend, and the US imports from Italy decreased by 3.12 per cent to $2.194 billion last year from $2.264 billion in 2023.
The 2024 trade data suggests that jerseys were the most prominent apparel in US imports. US imported jerseys of $524.022 million from European countries in 2024, which was 16.50 per cent of its total apparel imports. Dresses imports from Europe were valued at $504.082 million, and were the second most dominant apparel with a share of 15.88 per cent in total imports. The imports of trousers & shorts from Europe were $409.801 million (12.01%), jackets & blazers $381.288 million (12.01%) and shirts $344.087 million (10.84%).
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