Trousers & shorts top apparel import product for Australia in Jan-Sept

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Trousers and shorts remained top product in Australia’s import basket of apparel during January-September 2022. It imported trousers and shorts worth $1.140 billion in the period under review, which was 21.84 per cent of its total imports of $5.221 billion. Jerseys, shirts, T-shirts, and dresses were among the top five items imported in terms of value. 

Australia imported jerseys worth $695.644 million (13.32 per cent), shirts worth $549.137 million (10.54 per cent), T-shirts worth $531.570 million (10.18 per cent) and dresses worth $462.730 million (8.86 per cent), during January to September. The share of other items among top ten was innerwear (6.06 per cent), jackets and blazers (4.90 per cent), nightwear (2.92 per cent), babywear (2.86 per cent) and socks (2.84 per cent), according to

Data also shows that the country had imported 40.93 per cent womenswear during the period under review. Menswear imports were at 22.82 per cent in the period. Rest 33.39 per cent imported apparel fell under the unisex category.

Posted on 16/11/2022

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