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UK's apparel imports down 10% to $1.9 bn in November 2025

Textile fabric and fibre imports also posted decline. Fabric imports stood at £*** million (~$***.** million), *.** per cent lower than £*** million in November ****, while fibre imports slipped to £** million (~$**.** million) from £** million a year earlier. Month on month, fabric imports eased from £*** million but fibre imports remained steady at £** million.

During the third quarter (Q*) of ****, the UK imported clothing worth £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion), up **.** per cent from £*.*** billion in Q* **** and **.** per cent higher than £*.*** billion in Q* ****. Fabric imports during Q* were valued at £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion), while textile fibre imports totalled £** million (~$***.** million), compared with £*.*** billion and £** million, respectively, in Q* ****.