Apparel and accessories accounted for *.* per cent of the country**;s total imports, which amounted to **,***,*** million yen (~$**.** billion) during the month. Imports of textile yarn and fabrics increased at a faster pace, climbing **.* per cent to ***,*** million yen (~$***.** million), representing *.* per cent of Japan**;s total imports.
On the export front, shipments of textile yarn and fabrics grew by **.* per cent year on year to **,*** million yen (~$***.** million). Exports of textile machinery recorded stronger growth, rising **.* per cent to **,*** million yen (~$***.** million). Textile machinery contributed *.* per cent to Japan**;s total exports, which stood at **,***,*** million yen (~$**.** billion) in July ****.
During the first half of ****, the country’s imports of apparel and accessories stood at *,***,*** million yen (~$**.*** billion), *.* per cent higher year on year. Imports of textile yarn and fabrics increased *.* per cent to ***,*** million yen (~$*.*** billion). The export of textile yarn and fabrics grew by *.* per cent year on year to ***,*** million yen (~$*.*** billion). Out bound shipment of textile machinery recorded **.* per cent growth to reach ***,*** million yen (~$***.** million). Textile machinery exports were **,***,*** million yen (~$***.** billion) in January-June ****.
During the last fiscal ****–** (April-March), the country’s apparel and accessories imports increased *.* per cent to *,***,*** million yen (~$**.** billion). Imports of textile yarn and fabric inched up *.* per cent to *,***,*** million yen (~$*.** billion). Textile yarn and fabric exports had decreased *.* per cent to ***,*** million yen (~$*.** billion), but textile machinery exports rose *.* per cent to ***,*** million yen (~$*.** billion).
