October 2023 Apparel and Textile Imports Up 3%: OTEXA – Sourcing Journal

Apparel and textile imports to the U.S. increased by 2.8 percent or 8.0 billion square meters equivalent (SME) in October versus 7.8 billion SME a year earlier, according to the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the U.S. Department of Commerce (OTEXA).

Those numbers show a marked contrast from the first 10 months of 2023 compared with the same 2022 time frame, where shipments declined…