Apparel imports of Japan from January 2022 to October 2022 rose by 27 per cent year on year in terms of value. In volume terms imports during the ten-month period of 2022 grew up by five per cent.

China’s exports to Japan grew 22 per cent year on year. China has a 56 per cent share in total apparel import values of Japan. Vietnam’s exports to Japan grew by 41 per cent. Imports from Bangladesh valued were up 35 per cent in January 2022 to October 2022 whereas India’s apparel exports to Japan grew by 23 per cent. Japan’s apparel imports from Pakistan and Indonesia declined in weight-wise exports on a year on year basis.

Imports of clothing and accessories by Japan increased by 40 per cent year on year in October 2022.They were three per cent of Japan’s total imports during the period. The country’s imports of textile yarn and fabrics in October 2022 were 45 per cent higher than the same period of last year. Yarn and fabric imports were one per cent of the total imports by Japan.

The country’s exports of textile yarn and fabrics during October 2022 increased by 17 per cent year on year.