US saw an 8.79 per cent increase in textile and apparel imports from January to September 2024, totalling 76,860.803 million SME compared to 70,652.999 million SME in 2023, according to OTEXA.
Apparel imports rose by 2.57 per cent, while non-apparel imports increased by 11.05 per cent.
Cotton product imports grew by 6.03 per cent and MMF products by 9.17 per cent.