The US official source ‘Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)’ released the apparel import statistics for January-November, 2022.  As per the released data, in January to November 2022 period, USA has imported USD 93.39 billion worth of apparel from world, noting 25.72% year-on-year growth. During this period USA imported USD 9.06 billion worth of apparel from Bangladesh, making us the third largest apparel import source for the USA. USA’s apparel import from Bangladesh increased by 42.48% compared to the same period in 2021.

China being the largest apparel supplier to the USA secured 21.96% share, followed by Vietnam with 18.51% share. During the first eleven months of 2022, USA’s imports from China reached USD 20.51 billion with 14.54% year-on-year growth. At the same time, imports from Vietnam also grew by 29.17% year-on-year. USA’s imports from Vietnam stood at USD 17.05 billion.

Import from Indonesia and India reached USD 5.27 billion and USD5.32 billion, both registering growth over 39% year-on-year.
Among the other top suppliers, USA’s imports from Cambodia, Pakistan, South Korea, Honduras and Mexico increased by 30.92%, 28.74%, 27.75%, 21.77% and 12.86% respectively.

 

U.S. Apparel Import 

Value in Million USD, 2022

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov,  2022
World 7539.48 7481.09 9291.98 8120.03 8506.33 8637.14 9333.60 10362.75 9582.90 8236.86 6302.02 93394.18
China 1909.11 1685.23 1725.52 1360.13 1590.61 1981.88 2537.95 2763.68 2171.62 1602.71 1182.05 20510.49
Vietnam 1277.59 1366.04 1807.38 1564.48 1623.82 1556.95 1722.52 1889.50 1787.00 1449.38 1006.32 17050.99
Bangladesh 755.50 688.47 1033.52 820.53 815.00 906.03 693.22 928.56 912.71 910.86 597.61 9062.00
Indonesia 435.20 426.99 594.84 580.06 507.11 454.81 413.99 505.43 526.80 502.93 329.28 5277.44
India 441.39 434.67 622.67 602.58 591.96 505.57 496.03 466.66 472.27 375.00 315.72 5324.52
Mexico 226.36 243.10 287.07 260.48 282.68 281.59 275.96 285.80 257.51 282.27 251.35 2934.17
Honduras 156.62 224.46 292.23 238.68 278.32 293.55 291.79 319.36 304.37 252.66 296.15 2948.18
Cambodia 326.32 343.06 415.25 376.53 365.05 338.28 416.15 459.39 481.31 341.25 233.60 4096.21
Pakistan 211.90 222.70 255.85 239.37 293.67 231.79 253.01 229.40 244.97 196.02 201.89 2580.54
Korea 18.66 15.61 22.31 15.49 19.64 17.92 18.48 24.54 24.94 20.19 17.83 215.60

 

Value in Million USD, 2021 

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov,  2021
World 5520.44 5393.10 6490.69 5671.69 6142.87 6158.04 6986.12 8075.04 8143.08 8330.07 7375.78 74286.92
China 1297.86 1153.31 1236.83 978.94 1157.99 1491.31 1819.22 2204.31 2407.36 2258.94 1900.23 17906.29
Vietnam 1072.55 1021.96 1333.17 1131.29 1185.71 1065.82 1259.82 1515.23 1250.78 1318.09 1045.98 13200.41
Bangladesh 519.30 480.85 527.04 470.64 588.04 545.21 567.84 626.26 678.09 694.13 662.70 6360.11
Indonesia 275.79 277.18 344.70 376.31 318.67 278.58 266.14 366.86 370.09 478.71 421.21 3774.24
India 287.75 306.11 382.56 370.15 390.39 297.01 284.16 334.43 368.54 432.35 363.76 3817.22
Mexico 178.09 203.57 243.85 204.33 225.67 258.30 262.96 257.56 252.27 260.22 253.04 2599.86
Honduras 138.28 192.41 225.99 189.76 225.34 242.92 237.96 251.28 251.31 220.91 245.03 2421.20
Cambodia 229.61 220.94 324.24 252.31 214.79 177.40 236.01 349.50 397.69 418.96 307.38 3128.83
Pakistan 146.74 123.09 179.03 140.44 192.56 188.38 193.14 199.71 194.74 204.08 242.61 2004.50
Korea 9.56 9.24 12.97 11.07 11.48 17.00 15.79 19.67 20.42 21.84 19.72 168.76

 

Value in Million USD, 2020 

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov,  2020
World 6755.52 5910.39 5181.67 3413.35 2651.23 3961.29 5943.13 6566.48 6644.11 6922.63 5279.73 59229.54
China 1619.91 1080.38 572.23 620.83 723.59 1154.58 1576.90 1819.04 1819.05 1807.51 1273.82 14067.84
Vietnam 1317.34 1064.44 998.19 805.34 622.30 847.00 1276.73 1244.23 1238.69 1294.95 1000.73 11709.95
Bangladesh 622.44 528.48 523.82 399.87 166.42 227.93 421.48 594.41 474.45 535.95 371.64 4866.89
Indonesia 412.70 373.28 365.47 282.95 186.63 192.80 262.51 298.56 300.19 363.98 268.58 3307.64
India 370.47 389.80 380.89 220.49 62.69 113.23 204.03 255.97 269.07 315.99 235.13 2817.77
Mexico 204.62 235.30 226.34 65.98 94.39 179.46 199.48 202.61 194.63 208.38 193.76 2004.95
Honduras 152.64 222.03 190.61 18.02 25.82 71.18 151.54 197.19 222.14 234.61 160.14 1645.93
Cambodia 277.69 246.67 243.20 178.52 130.57 170.03 287.69 266.15 289.21 285.79 234.96 2610.49
Pakistan 131.06 106.78 118.68 99.17 37.53 90.99 103.59 129.88 140.24 169.06 131.40 1258.39
Korea 12.57 12.82 12.22 7.28 7.78 12.76 14.63 13.98 12.09 20.47 12.45 139.05

 

Value in Million USD, 2019 

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov,  2019
World 7546.41 6634.64 6062.02 6146.99 6650.59 6927.65 8817.87 8435.90 7772.85 7435.39 5536.50 77966.81
China 2519.87 2007.90 1201.11 1515.13 1820.29 2245.33 3168.01 3092.00 2557.36 2035.65 1388.84 23551.48
Vietnam 1264.81 1034.45 930.29 1003.97 1064.51 1055.53 1440.17 1258.70 1292.62 1309.68 881.66 12536.39
Bangladesh 531.58 503.68 531.60 461.06 520.03 525.55 487.75 513.83 484.70 526.80 419.69 5506.27
Indonesia 407.00 393.68 402.81 365.68 343.45 363.87 320.58 404.37 396.41 424.06 281.88 4103.80
India 379.86 371.38 404.49 407.73 387.17 310.64 359.53 313.92 295.63 316.68 254.31 3801.34
Mexico 240.41 257.01 277.80 266.69 279.34 280.62 282.66 282.72 245.56 267.94 232.98 2913.72
Honduras 152.21 207.72 239.38 222.79 236.45 245.81 263.25 247.25 254.01 235.98 233.28 2538.13
Cambodia 230.86 188.42 201.86 185.86 201.70 193.63 245.24 278.18 298.68 266.35 200.31 2491.10
Pakistan 130.43 107.25 116.73 110.50 120.88 120.93 142.18 125.22 127.69 128.95 105.75 1336.53
Korea 18.30 12.70 14.08 12.01 14.78 17.09 18.54 20.97 22.82 19.07 14.96 185.33

 

Source: otexa 

U.S. Apparel Import Growth 

Growth: 2022 VS 2021 

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov
World 36.57% 38.72% 43.16% 43.17% 38.47% 40.26% 33.60% 28.33% 17.68% -1.12% -14.56% 25.72%
China 47.10% 46.12% 39.51% 38.94% 37.36% 32.90% 39.51% 25.38% -9.79% -29.05% -37.79% 14.54%
Vietnam 19.12% 33.67% 35.57% 38.29% 36.95% 46.08% 36.73% 24.70% 42.87% 9.96% -3.79% 29.17%
Bangladesh 45.49% 43.18% 96.10% 74.34% 38.59% 66.18% 22.08% 48.27% 34.60% 31.22% -9.82% 42.48%
Indonesia 57.80% 54.05% 72.57% 54.15% 59.14% 63.26% 55.55% 37.77% 42.34% 5.06% -21.83% 39.83%
India 53.39% 42.00% 62.76% 62.79% 51.63% 70.22% 74.56% 39.54% 28.15% -13.26% -13.21% 39.49%
Mexico 27.10% 19.42% 17.73% 27.49% 25.26% 9.02% 4.94% 10.96% 2.08% 8.47% -0.67% 12.86%
Honduras 13.26% 16.66% 29.31% 25.78% 23.51% 20.84% 22.62% 27.09% 21.11% 14.37% 20.86% 21.77%
Cambodia 42.12% 55.27% 28.07% 49.23% 69.95% 90.69% 76.33% 31.44% 21.03% -18.55% -24.00% 30.92%
Pakistan 44.40% 80.92% 42.91% 70.44% 52.50% 23.04% 31.00% 14.87% 25.79% -3.95% -16.79% 28.74%
Korea 95.24% 68.92% 71.99% 39.97% 71.04% 5.37% 17.02% 24.80% 22.11% -7.57% -9.60% 27.75%

 

Growth: 2022 VS 2020

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov
World 11.60% 26.58% 79.32% 137.89% 220.85% 118.04% 57.05% 57.81% 44.23% 18.98% 19.36% 57.68%
China 17.85% 55.99% 201.5% 119.08% 119.82% 71.65% 60.95% 51.93% 19.38% -11.33% -7.20% 45.80%
Vietnam -3.02% 28.33% 81.07% 94.26% 160.94% 83.82% 34.92% 51.86% 44.27% 11.93% 0.56% 45.61%
Bangladesh 21.38% 30.28% 97.30% 105.20% 389.71% 297.50% 64.47% 56.21% 92.37% 69.95% 60.80% 86.20%
Indonesia 5.45% 14.39% 62.76% 105.00% 171.72% 135.89% 57.71% 69.29% 75.49% 38.17% 22.60% 59.55%
India 19.14% 11.51% 63.48% 173.29% 844.24% 346.50% 143.11% 82.31% 75.52% 18.68% 34.28% 88.96%
Mexico 10.63% 3.32% 26.83% 294.81% 199.50% 56.91% 38.34% 41.06% 32.30% 35.46% 29.72% 46.35%
Honduras 2.61% 1.09% 53.31% 1224.6% 978.03% 312.38% 92.54% 61.96% 37.02% 7.69% 84.93% 79.12%
Cambodia 17.51% 39.08% 70.74% 110.92% 179.57% 98.96% 44.65% 72.61% 66.43% 19.40% -0.58% 56.91%
Pakistan 61.68% 108.6% 115.6% 141.36% 682.43% 154.74% 144.25% 76.63% 74.67% 15.95% 53.64% 105.07%
Korea 48.48% 21.73% 82.56% 112.82% 152.35% 40.38% 26.29% 75.60% 106.32% -1.38% 43.26% 55.06%

 

Growth: 2022 VS 2019 

Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan-Nov
World -0.09% 12.76% 53.28% 32.10% 27.90% 24.68% 5.85% 22.84% 23.29% 10.78% 13.83% 19.79%
China -24.24% -16.07% 43.66% -10.23% -12.62% -11.73% -19.89% -10.62% -15.08% -21.27% -14.89% -12.91%
Vietnam 1.01% 32.06% 94.28% 55.83% 52.54% 47.50% 19.61% 50.11% 38.25% 10.67% 14.14% 36.01%
Bangladesh 42.12% 36.69% 94.42% 77.96% 56.72% 72.40% 42.13% 80.71% 88.30% 72.90% 42.39% 64.58%
Indonesia 6.93% 8.46% 47.67% 58.62% 47.65% 24.99% 29.14% 24.99% 32.89% 18.60% 16.81% 28.60%
India 16.20% 17.04% 53.94% 47.79% 52.89% 62.75% 37.96% 48.65% 59.75% 18.42% 24.15% 40.07%
Mexico -5.84% -5.41% 3.34% -2.33% 1.20% 0.35% -2.37% 1.09% 4.86% 5.35% 7.88% 0.70%
Honduras 2.90% 8.06% 22.08% 7.13% 17.71% 19.42% 10.84% 29.16% 19.82% 7.07% 26.95% 16.16%
Cambodia 41.35% 82.08% 105.7% 102.59% 80.98% 74.70% 69.69% 65.14% 61.15% 28.12% 16.62% 64.43%
Pakistan 62.46% 107.6% 119.2% 116.61% 142.95% 91.66% 77.95% 83.19% 91.85% 52.01% 90.91% 93.08%
Korea 1.98% 22.85% 58.42% 29.02% 32.83% 4.81% -0.34% 17.03% 9.28% 5.87% 19.19% 16.33%

Source: otexa