New Zealand’s imports of knitted and non-knitted apparel (HS Chapters ** and **) increased by *.* per cent year on year in August ****, extending the recovery recorded in July. Cumulative imports during January–August remained marginally lower, although the decline narrowed from *.* per cent in January–July to *.* per cent.
Apparel imports totalled NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million) in August, compared with NZ$***.** million (~$**.** million) in August ****, according to the latest Stats NZ data. Of this, imports of knitted apparel under HS Chapter ** rose by *.* per cent to NZ$**.** million (~$**.** million) from NZ$**.** million (~$**.** million). Non-knitted apparel imports under HS Chapter ** increased by *.* per cent to NZ$**.** million (~$**.** million) from NZ$**.** million (~$**.** million).
During January–August ****, combined apparel imports declined by *.* per cent to NZ$*.*** billion (~$***.** million) from NZ$*.*** billion (~$***.** million) in the corresponding period of ****. Knitted apparel imports edged down by *.* per cent to NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million) from NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million). Non-knitted apparel imports fell by *.* per cent to NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million) from NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million).
