From January to October 2024, US saw an 11.26 per cent increase in textile and apparel imports, totalling 87,528.718 million square metre equivalents.
Apparel imports grew by 4.36 per cent, and textile products by 13.75 per cent.
Meanwhile, US exports of these goods declined by 2.81 per cent.
This period marked a rebound from a 12.28 per cent decrease in imports during the same period in 2023.