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US' textiles & apparel exports fell 2.7% to $11.2 bn in Jan-June

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

During the same period, 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.