Canadian buyers recorded a 13.88 per cent growth in apparel imports during January ’22, reports Apparel Resources. Imports of both knitted and woven, garments surged to $746.89 million during the month, compared to $655.86 million in the corresponding period of 2021.However, the value of imports declined 5.88 per cent compared to December ’21 when Canada imported apparels worth $793.61 million.

Canada’s imports from China declined 4.11 per cent to $ 212.97 million in January ’22 over January’21 while it declined by 9.94 per cent over December ’21.Imports from India grew 58.34 per cent Y-o-Y and 34.62 per cent M-o-M to $280.95 million during January ’22.Imports from Bangladesh grew 36 per cent to $1.17 billionY-o-Y while it declined by 5.06 per cent over December ’21.

Vietnam’s shipments tumbled over 1.90 per cent over December ’21 while they grew by 25 per cent over January ’21 to $1.05 billion.