Asia-Pacific continued to strengthen its position in the Netherlands**; garment import market during January-July ****, gaining market share even as overall apparel imports declined. Europe**;s share also edged higher during the period, but the longer-term trend shows Asia-Pacific steadily expanding its presence at Europe**;s cost, with the region**;s share rising sharply since ****.
The Netherlands imported apparel worth $**.*** billion during January-July ****, down **.** per cent from $**.*** billion in the corresponding period of ****, according to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro. Asia-Pacific remained the largest sourcing region, accounting for $*.*** billion, or **.** per cent of total imports. Its share increased from **.** per cent in January-July ****, although import value declined from $*.*** billion.
Europe was the second-largest sourcing region, supplying apparel worth $*.*** billion, equivalent to **.** per cent of total imports. This compared with $*.*** billion and a **.** per cent share in the same period of ****.
