As per figures revealed by OTEXA, kidswear imports by the US fell by 9.67 per cent in January ’21.

The country imported $ 214.22 million worth of kidswear in the first month of 2021 as compared to $ 237.14 million imported during January ’20, reports Sourcing Journal.

Weight-wise, US’ imports declined by 5.28 per cent on Y-o-Y basis to 11.04 million kg. And, the per kg price of the shipment valued $19.40 in January ’21 as compared to $20.55 in January ’20.

As far as major destinations are concerned, China plunged in value-wise shipment to USA in kidswear segment, while it noted growth in weight-wise exports.

Imports from Bangladesh declined both in values and weight of the kidswear shipment on Y-o-Y basis.

India saw a miniscule decline in value-wise shipment to the US in while weight of its exports also declined marginally by just under 2 per cent.

On the other hand, imports from Vietnamincreased both in values and weight.