The fibre mix shows Brazil’s import demand is strongly tilted towards man-made fibre apparel, which accounted for $***.*** million, or **.** per cent of total imports in the first quarter of this year. Cotton apparel stood at $***.*** million, representing **.** per cent, while other fibres accounted for **.** per cent. Wool/animal hair and silk apparel remained marginal, with shares of *.** per cent and *.** per cent respectively, according to *fashion.com/market-intelligence/texpro-textile-and-apparel/” target=”_blank”>sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.
Knit apparel continued to dominate Brazil’s import basket, with imports of $***.*** million, or **.** per cent of the total. Woven apparel accounted for $***.*** million, or **.** per cent. This reflects strong demand for casualwear, athleisure, value fashion and everyday apparel categories. By product category, trousers and shorts were the largest segment, with imports of $***.*** million, accounting for **.** per cent. Coats followed at $***.*** million, or **.** per cent, while shirts stood at $***.*** million, or **.** per cent. Jerseys and T-shirts accounted for *.** per cent and * per cent respectively.
