UK clothing exports also declined by 18.99 per cent in January 2025 compared to £279 million in December 2024. Textile fabric exports in January 2025 eased by 11.21 per cent to £198 million from £223 million in the same month of 2024, but rose by 5.31 per cent month-on-month from £188 million in December 2024.
Textile fibre exports edged up by 7.2584 per cent to £55 million in January 2025, up from £51 million in January 2024, but declined from £59 million in December 2024.
During the fourth quarter of 2024, clothing exports totalled £879 million, compared to £987 million in Q4 2023 and £771 million in Q3 2024. Exports of textile fabrics and fibres in the same quarter were £670 million and £206 million, respectively. Textile fabric exports were £688 million in Q4 2023 and £653 million in Q3 2024, while fibre exports reached £150 million in Q4 2023 and £166 million in Q3 2024.
The country’s clothing exports stood at £3,320 million (~$4,186.53 million) in 2024, down 11.74 per cent from the previous year. Textile fabric exports in 2024 remained relatively stable at £2,733 million, while fibre exports increased to £707 million.
In 2023, total clothing exports dropped to £3.772 billion (~$4.88 billion) from £3.931 billion in 2022 and £4.263 billion in 2021. Exports of textile fabrics and fibres in 2023 were £2.737 billion and £667 million, respectively, compared to £2.716 billion and £616 million in 2022.
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