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UK clothing exports slide 11.6% to $310 mn in Feb 2025

17 Apr '25
2 min read
UK clothing exports slide 11.6% to $310 mn in Feb 2025
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  • UK's clothing exports fell by 11.69 per cent YoY to £234 million (~$310.54 million) in February, reflecting weak European demand.
  • However, exports rose 3.53 per cent from January.
  • Textile fabric and fibre exports also showed mixed monthly trends.
  • For 2024, clothing exports declined 11.74 per cent to £3.32 billion, while textile fabric exports remained stable and fibre exports rose to £707 million.
The United Kingdom’s clothing exports declined by 11.69 per cent to £234 million (~$310.54 million) in February 2025, according to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). Exports during the same period last year were £265 million. The fall reflects sluggish demand, particularly in Europe, which remains a key market for UK clothing. For the full year 2024, clothing exports dropped by 11.74 per cent to £3,320 million (~$4,186.53 million).

However, UK clothing exports in February 2025 rose by 3.53 per cent from £226 million in January 2025. Textile fabric exports in February 2025 fell by 6.69 per cent to £223 million from £239 million in February 2024 but increased by 12.62 per cent month-on-month from £198 million in January 2025.

Textile fibre exports edged up by 1.72 per cent to £59 million in February 2025, compared to £58 million in February 2024 and £55 million in January 2025.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, clothing exports totalled £879 million, down from £987 million in Q4 2023 but up from £771 million in Q3 2024. Textile fabric and fibre exports in the same quarter were £670 million and £206 million, respectively. Fabric exports were £688 million in Q4 2023 and £653 million in Q3 2024, while fibre exports stood at £150 million in Q4 2023 and £166 million in Q3 2024.

The UK’s total clothing exports for 2024 stood at £3,320 million (~$4,186.53 million), an 11.74 per cent decline from the previous year. Textile fabric exports remained relatively stable at £2,733 million, while fibre exports increased to £707 million.

In 2023, total clothing exports declined to £3.772 billion (~$4.88 billion) from £3.931 billion in 2022 and £4.263 billion in 2021. Textile fabric and fibre exports in 2023 were £2.737 billion and £667 million, respectively, compared to £2.716 billion and £616 million in 2022.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)

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