This report provides vital data and analysis of trends in EU clothing imports from the ten largest supplying countries. It also provides insight and analysis of developments in the clothing sector in each of these countries and provides forecasts for the future. EU clothing imports rose to a record high in value terms in 2019. In volume terms they declined but they were still at their second highest level on record. Increases in clothing imports were observed in 24 of the 28 EU countries in value terms but only 14 of the 28 EU countries in volume terms. Increases in average import prices, however, extended to 24 of the 28 EU countries. The EU's ten largest clothing supplying countries were Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam. China was by far the EU's largest clothing supplier but the country lost market share in value and volume terms. The fastest growth in value terms was in EU clothing imports from Myanmar, followed by those from Pakistan and Vietnam. EU clothing imports from Myanmar also grew at the fastest rate in terms of volume, followed by those from Pakistan and Turkey.
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