From January to June 2018, the EU’s exports of textile and clothing products grew 15.12 per cent year on year. Of all textile and clothing products, earnings from readymade garments were up 16.26 per cent while earnings from other textile products were up 14 per cent.

Italy was the top exporter from the EU to the US. Italy’s earnings from exports of readymade garments to the US were up 19.18 per cent year on year. The country had a 50 per cent share in total US imports from the EU. Italy clearly got advantage of its luxury fashion products which drew US buyers’ attention all through the period. Italy’s earnings from other textile products in the US market such as yarns, fabrics and fiber were up 16.77 per cent.

Portugal’s earnings from readymade garment exports to the US grew 22.80 per cent on a year on basis. France’s earnings from the US noted a double-digit surge of 14.67 per cent year on year. Earnings for Romania, an underrated export source, from apparel exports to the US registered a 14 per cent yearly growth. If the US and Europe agree on eliminating tariffs between the two regions, imports from the EU would attract no duties, making European apparels cheaper for US buyers.