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US textile & apparel import volume up 13% in Jan-Nov, export down

During this period, apparel imports rose by *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME, up from **,***.*** million SME from January to November ****. Imports of textile (non-apparel) products reached **,***.*** million SME from January to November ****, marking a **.** per cent increase compared to **,***.*** million SME during the same period in the previous year.

The import volume of cotton products increased by *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME during the review period, compared with **,***.*** million SME for the same period in the prior year. Imports of man-made fibre (MMF) products reached **,***.*** million SME from January to November ****, up from **,***.*** million SME during the same period in ****, as reported by OTEXA.