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US' textiles & apparel exports drop slightly to $7.55 bn in Jan-Apr

Among the top ten export markets, shipments to Mexico fell by *.** per cent, totalling $*,***.*** million in January–April ****. Exports to Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Canada, and China also declined by up to *.** per cent. In contrast, exports to the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Guatemala, and Germany increased, with gains of up to **.** per cent.

The US exported $*,***.*** million worth of textiles and apparel to Canada, $***.*** million to Honduras, $***.*** million to the Netherlands, $***.*** million to China, $***.*** million to Guatemala, and $***.*** million to the Dominican Republic—its key export destinations.