In the year 2024, Japan’s clothing and accessories imports rose 3.5 per cent to $23.62 billion, while textile yarn and fabric imports fell 0.4 per cent to $7.45 billion.
Exports of yarn and fabric grew 6.9 per cent, but textile machinery exports dropped 17.7 per cent.
In fiscal 2023-24, clothing imports fell 1.7 per cent to $23.11 billion.