Japan’s textile and apparel imports declined by 12.9 Y-o-Y and 15.9 per cent M-o-M to 197kt. Of these, imports from China declined by19.7 per cent Y-o-Y and 20.9 per cent M-o-M. Japan’s textile and apparel imports declined by 2.9 per cent Y-o-Y and 3.9 per cent from 2019 levels to 844kt during the period. Both in terms of import volume and value, Japan's textile and apparel import demand did not perform well in April, showing a sharp decline, while the decline in Japan's textile and apparel imports from China was greater than that of total imports.

As per a CCF Group report, In April, Japan imported most of its textiles and apparels from l China, followed by Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. From the perspective of YoY changes, in the major markets, except for the textile and apparel imports from Thailand and Myanmar, the others all declined to varying degrees, while the imports from China, Voyage, Malaysia and India dropped to a greater extent. As the imports from China accounted for a large proportion in the Japan's textile and apparel imports, it had a greater impact on Japan's total imports.

In recent years, the proportion of import volume and value of Japan's textile and apparel imported from China in total imports had a certain seasonal rule, accounting for the largest share in September or October every year, then gradually falling back to a relatively low level in April or May of the next year, and then fluctuating. Japan's textile and apparel imports fell sharply in April from a year earlier because of weak Japanese demand and seasonal effects.