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US home textile import at $6 bn in Jan-Apr, made-ups contribute 26.90%

Made-ups imports have been consistently declining since ****. In January-April ****, the import value reached $*.*** billion, a substantial increase of **.** per cent from the same period in ****. However, the imports dropped **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January-April ****. They remained nearly steady at $*.*** billion in the corresponding period of ****, but then fell sharply by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January-April ****, according to *f_homepage_tpblock&utm_medium=logo&utm_campaign=texpro_****" target="_blank">Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro. 

Bed-related items were the second most sought-after home furnishing product. These items accounted for $*,***.*** million in imports in the first four months of this year, representing **.** per cent of the total home textiles imports. Interestingly, bed items have shown a contrary trend to made-ups. In January-April ****, the inbound shipment of bed items dipped **.** per cent to $*,***.*** million, but then it rose in the same periods of **** and ****. However, it declined again by **.** per cent this year.