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US' textiles & apparel imports grow 1.7% to $99 billion in Jan-Nov

During the first ** months of ****, apparel imports, which constitute the majority of US textile imports, increased by *.** per cent to $**.*** billion, up from $**.*** billion in the same period of ****. However, non-apparel imports rose by *.** per cent to $**.*** billion, according to the US Department of Commerce’s Major Shippers Report.

US apparel imports from Cambodia grew by **.** per cent, while those from Pakistan rose by *.** per cent. Apparel imports from India and Vietnam also saw gains of up to *.** per cent. In contrast, imports from China fell by *.** per cent, Bangladesh by *.** per cent, Indonesia by *.** per cent, Mexico by *.** per cent, Honduras by *.** per cent, and Italy by *.** per cent.