
Figure *: Egypt is now the fastest-growing US apparel supplier in the region, outpacing Turkey and Jordan on year-on-year growth in May ****.
Source: TexPro (Fibre*Fashion)
Turkey’s rising labour costs redraw regional garment sourcing
Toygar Narbay, President of the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers**; Association (TGSD), told the **th Istanbul Ready-Made Clothing Conference that Turkish garment output has fallen ** per cent, equivalent to about $* billion in lost production, while the workforce has declined by roughly ***,*** workers, or ** per cent, since ****.

