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African fabric imports dip 7.69% in Q1 2024, China leads

According to *f_homepage_tpblock&utm_medium=logo&utm_campaign=texpro_****" target="_blank">Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro, imports from China were valued at $***.*** million in January-March ****, representing **.** per cent of the total imports of $*,***.*** million. The second-largest supplier, far behind China, was Turkiye, which shipped fabric worth $***.*** million in the same period of this year. Among other top five suppliers, imports from Italy were valued at $***.*** million (**.** per cent), from France $***.*** million (*.** per cent), and from Spain $**.*** million (*.** per cent). Among the top ten suppliers, other nations included Portugal, India, Germany, South Korea, and Pakistan.

Last year, African nations imported fabric worth $*,***.*** million. Inbound shipments from China were valued at $*,***.*** million (**.** per cent), Italy $***.*** million (**.** per cent), Turkiye $***.*** million (*.** per cent), France $***.*** million (*.** per cent), and Spain $***.*** million (*.** per cent), as per *f_homepage_tpblock&utm_medium=logo&utm_campaign=texpro_****" target="_blank">TexPro.