US' textiles & apparel imports grow 8.78% to $35 bn in Jan-Apr 2025

During January–April 2025, apparel imports—which constitute the majority of the US’ textile imports—increased by 10.67 percent to $26.218 billion, up from $23.690 billion in the same period of 2024. Non-apparel imports also rose by 3.72 per cent, to $9.156 billion, according to the US Department of Commerce’s Major Shippers Report.

US apparel imports from India surged by 20.30 per cent, while those from Bangladesh rose by 29.34 per cent. Apparel imports from China also inched up by 0.60 per cent; from Vietnam by 16.08 per cent; Jordan by 12.04 per cent; Indonesia by 15.61 per cent; Cambodia by 19.79 per cent; Mexico by 0.83 per cent; and Pakistan by 19.59 per cent—among the top 10 suppliers. Imports from Honduras decreased by 9.74 per cent and from Italy by 1.74 per cent during the period under review. Italy dropped from the list of top 10 apparel suppliers for the country.

In the non-apparel sector, imports from China increased by 0.01 per cent; from India by 11.17 per cent; Pakistan by 3.58 per cent; Vietnam by 20.12 per cent; Cambodia by 20.52 per cent; and Indonesia by 21.68 per cent. Meanwhile, shipments from Turkiye fell by 5.98 per cent, Mexico by 4.76 per cent, South Korea by 6.46 per cent, and Italy by 3.37 per cent.

During the period under review, total US textile and apparel imports stood at $35.374 billion. Man-made fibre products accounted for the largest share, totalling $17.866 billion, followed by cotton products at $15.621 billion, wool products at $1,016.723 million, and silk and vegetable fibre products at $1,468.727 million.

In 2024, the country’s textile and apparel imports experienced minimal growth of 2.66 per cent, reaching $107.723 billion. US apparel imports increased by 1.71 per cent to $79.257 billion, while non-apparel imports rose by 5.42 per cent to $28.465 billion.

In 2023, the US imported textiles and apparel worth $104.959 billion, marking a 20.51 per cent decrease. In 2022, imports rose to $132.201 billion, up from $113.938 billion in 2021, following a sharp decline in 2020, when imports fell to $89.596 billion compared to $111.033 billion in 2019.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)