Vietnam’s clothing imports rose by 18,2 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of this year to over $4.2 billion, according to the country's General Statistics Office.
Between January and April, Vietnam’s clothing imports increased by 6.5 per cent to over 571,000 tonne of cotton. Their value increased by 11.7 per cent to $984 million.
Over the period, the country also imported 414,000 tonne of yarn worth $ 880 million, an increase of 23.9 percent volume wise and 19.8 percent according to value.
Last year, Vietnam imported clothing items worth $11.8 billion and exported garments and textiles worth $29.5 billion. China was Vietnam's largest supplier of cloth, followed by South Korea and Japan.