Imports of industrial textiles by the United States in the second quarter of this year were the highest in more than two years.

The country’s imports of industrial textiles were valued at $2.941 billion in 2021.US imports of industrial textiles increased in the second quarter compared to $720.832 million in the first quarter of the current year. However, the imports witnessed a downtrend in the preceding quarters. They were at $752.101 million in the fourth quarter and $765.800 million in the third quarter of last year. The country imported industrial textiles worth $752.054 million in the second quarter of last year, crossing the $700 million mark for the first time in six quarters.The US had imported industrial textiles worth $2.941 billion in 2021, $2.302 billion in 2020 and $2.616 billion in 2019. Imports reached $1.793 billion in the first seven months of this year and the number stood at $265.270 million in July this year.

Industrial textiles comprises conveyor belts, drive belts, computer printer ribbon, printed circuit board and ropes and some other items made of fiber that are used for special purposes.Increased imports of industrial textiles show improvement in industrial activities in the world’s largest economy.