During the period, apparel imports declined by **.** per cent to *,***.*** million SME from *,***.*** million SME in January- April ****. Imports of textiles (non-apparel) reached **,***.*** million SME in January- April ****, marking a decline of *.** per cent compared with **,***.*** million SME in the same period of ****.
The import volume of cotton products fell by **.** per cent to *,***.*** million SME during the review period, compared with *,***.*** million SME a year earlier. Meanwhile, imports of man-made fibre (MMF) products decreased to **,***.*** million SME in January- April ****, down from **,***.*** million SME in January- April ****.
