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China top supplier & Mexico top market in textile trade for US

The US exported textiles and apparel products worth $*.*** billion during the first half of ****, making up **.** per cent of the total shipment of $**.*** billion. Total exports declined by *.** per cent from $**.*** billion in January-June ****. The shipment to Mexico eased by *.** per cent in the first half of this year, down from $*.*** billion in the same period of last year. 

US total textile and apparel exports were valued at $**.*** billion and $**.*** billion during **** and **** respectively. The shipments to Mexico were valued at $*.*** billion and $*.*** billion in those years.