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Philippines textile imports from Vietnam face challenges despite gains

According to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro, the Philippines imported apparel worth $**.*** million in the first ten months of ****. This was **.** per cent lower than the imports of $**.*** million during the corresponding period of ****. The imports totalled $**.*** million in ****. Vietnam was the second-largest supplier of apparel imports to the Philippines, with a share of **.** per cent of the Philippines&#**; total imports of $***.*** million during January-October ****.

The country’s imports of home textiles from Vietnam were valued at $**.*** million in the first ten months of ****. This was **.** per cent higher than the imports of $**.*** million during the same period of ****. The Philippines&#**; imports of home textiles from Vietnam totalled $**.*** million in ****.