Overall US fabric imports declined by *.* per cent to $*.*** billion in January–June ****, compared with $*.*** billion in the corresponding period of ****. The decline extended the weakness seen in ****, when annual imports fell **.* per cent to $*.*** billion from $*.*** billion in ****. Imports had stood at $*.*** billion in ****, according to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.
Italy was the only one of the three leading suppliers to register growth in H* ****. US fabric imports from the country increased by *.* per cent to $***.*** million from $***.*** million a year earlier. Italy’s share of total US imports consequently rose to *.* per cent from *.* per cent.
Imports from China, the largest supplier among the three, fell by **.* per cent to $***.*** million from $***.*** million. China accounted for **.* per cent of total US fabric imports, down from **.* per cent in H* ****.