Japan's apparel imports growth exceeds 40% in Jul’ 22

Japan's textile and apparel imports in Jul totaled 213kt, up 6.3% year-on-year and 1.8% month-on-month, of which imports from China moved up 9.3% from the same period last year and 2.4% compared to last month. Japan's textile and apparel imports in Jan-Jul totaled 1,484kt, up 2% from the same period last year and 2.3% compared with the same period in 2019. 

For imports value, Japan's textile and apparel imports toppled 377.9 billion yen, among which apparel imports reached 263.4 billion yen with the growth rate of over 40%.

Japan's textile and apparel imports maintained high growth in Jul. The growth rate exceeded 30% for three consecutive months given the low basis of apparel imports in the second quarter and Jul of 2021.