November Textile/Apparel Imports Total 1.626 Billion USD
Source: globecotnews Date: 2008-01-18
In November, China imported 1.626 billion U.S. dollars (USD) of textiles and apparel, compared to U.S. textile and apparel imports of 7.515 billion USD during the same month. China has actually become a larger importer of textiles than the U.S, with China importing 1.453 billion USD of textiles, alone, in November. U.S. November non-apparel imports that included made-ups only totaled 1.863 billion USD. January through November cumulative textile and apparel imports increased 4.18 percent to 17.013 billion USD. The major suppliers were Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
