Australia’s textile and apparel imports showed a bearish trend during the first three months of fiscal ****–** (July–June). Apparel imports declined by *.** per cent, while imports of textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles dipped by *.** per cent during July–September ****. Fibre imports also decreased slightly during the period, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.
Apparel imports (code **) declined by *.** per cent to A$*.*** billion (~$*.** billion), compared with A$*.*** billion (~$*.** billion) a year earlier. Imports edged up year on year to A$*.*** billion (~$*** million) in September **** from A$*.*** billion (~$*** million) in the same month of ****.
Imports of textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles (code **) were also *.** per cent lower at A$*,*** million (~$*** million), compared with A$*,*** billion (~$*** billion) in the same period of the previous fiscal year. September imports under this category decreased by ** per cent to A$*** million (~$*** million) from A$*** million (~$*** million) in September ****.
