The textile imports of the USA are on the rise, and imports from India and Pakistan grew by around 53-54%. On the other hand, imports from Honduras, which is among the top 10 suppliers, registered a growth of only 20.97 % compared to the same period of the previous year.
The total import of textiles and apparel by the United States continues to grow at a high rate and rose by 31.37% to $32.368 billion in the first three months of 2022, compared to $24.639 billion in the same period of 2021.
With 27.47% share, China is the largest supplier of textiles and clothing to the US, followed by Vietnam with 13.59% share.
Apparel constituted the bulk of textiles and garments imported by the US in January-March 2022. It was valued at $24.314 billion, while non-apparel imports accounted for $8.053 billion, according to the latest Major Shippers Report released by the US department of commerce. Of the total US textile and apparel imports of $32.368 billion during the period under review, cotton products were worth $14.495 billion, while man-made fiber products accounted for $16.259 billion, followed by $739.258 million of wool products, and 4.
120 million of products from silk and vegetable fibers.
In 2020, the US textile and apparel imports had decreased sharply, mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption, to $89.596 billion compared to imports of 1.
033 billion in 2019. Nevertheless, imports rebounded again in 2021 to surpass the pre-pandemic level and ended at $113.938 billion. The import figures indicate that the US economy is witnessing a fast recovery. As far as textile and apparel imports are concerned, the world’s largest economy will continue to support economic recovery in developing countries.
