Japan’s garments imports declined from USD 2.66 billion in January 2020 to USD 1.85 billion in January 2021, reports Apparel Resources. In terms of weight, the country’s apparel imports declined from 643.68 million kg in January 2020 to 492.22 million kg in January '21.

Of the total imports, the share of knitted garments declined 26.60 percent to USD 940 million, while that of woven garments declined to 34.43 percent to USD 910 million. Compared to December 20, import of woven garments increased by 10.44 percent in January '21. However, imports of knitted declined by 11.90 percent on M-o-M basis.

 

In terms of weight, Japan’s apparel imports increased 9.33 percent in January '21 over December '20. Both knitted and woven garments imports by Japan increased by 7.94 percent and 14.13 percent, respectively, in the first month of 2021 as compared to the last month of 2020.

 

Source: fashionatingworld.com