Apparel Industry, Import/Export, Textile Industry

USA clothing imports from January to November 2022

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Author: DISHA PRAFUL SUKHANI

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

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