During January-May 2020, apparel imports from Turkiye were valued at $232.349 million, marking a decrease of 15.77 per cent compared to the $257.727 million during the same period the previous year. These imports surged by 51.26 per cent during the same timeframe in 2021 and rose again by 30.83 per cent in 2022, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.
Imports peaked at $351.298 million in January-May 2021 post the outbreak of COVID-19. They further grew by 30.83 per cent to reach $459.593 million in the corresponding period of 2022. Nevertheless, there was a slight drop of 3.02 per cent, settling at $445.707 million in January-May 2023.
In 2022, the US' total apparel imports stood at $105.220 billion. Turkiye's contribution to this figure was 1.06 per cent, amounting to $1,116.196 million.
According to TexPro, trousers and shorts dominated the apparel imports in January-May 2023. These products comprised 28.74 per cent of the total imports, valuing $125.289 million. Among the top five imported items, shirts made up 11.85 per cent, jerseys 11.55 per cent, dresses 11.13 per cent, and T-shirts 6.24 per cent of the total.
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