Total US imports of denim apparel from the world in the first eleven months of 2022 increased by 17 per cent compared to the same period of 2021.

Denim apparel imports by the US from Mexico in the first eleven months of 2022 increased by 16 per cent from the same period of the past year. Mexico is the second largest apparel exporter to the US market. Pakistan’s denim exports to the US market in the same period of 2022 grew by 29 per cent from the same period of the previous year.Denim garment imports by the US from Vietnam in the first eleven months of 2022 increased by 11 per cent from the same period of 2021. Imports of denim apparel by the US from China in from January 2022 to November 2022 fell by six per cent from the same period of 2021.

Bangladesh’s position as the top denim exporter to the US has remained unchanged for the past three years with a 23 per cent market share. Bangladesh overtook Mexico as the largest denim exporter to the US in 2020. Of the total of US denim imports from January 2022 to November 2022, Bangladesh’s share was more than 23 per cent.