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US textile & apparel import volume up, export volume down in Jan-Aug

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

The import volume of cotton products increased by *.** per cent to **,***.*** million SME during the period under review, compared with **,***.*** million SME in the same period the previous year. Imports of man-made fibre (MMF) products reached **,***.*** million SME from January to August ****, up from **,***.*** million SME in January to August ****, according to the OTEXA report.