Total apparel imports (HS ** and ** combined) stood at NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million) in January–February ****, down from NZ$***.** million in the same period of ****, marking a decline of **.* per cent year on year.
The country’s imports of knitted apparel (HS **) fell to NZ$***.** million (~$***.** million) in the first two months of current year, compared with NZ$***.** million a year earlier, registering a decline of **.** per cent. Similarly, non-knitted apparel (HS **) imports dropped to NZ$***.** million (~$**.** million) from NZ$***.** million, reflecting a decrease of **.** per cent. The parallel contraction across both segments indicates broad-based weakness in garment imports rather than category-specific pressure.
