The imports of textile fabrics grew *.** per cent to £*** million (~$*** million) in June ****, against £*** million (~$*** million) in June **** but eased *.** per cent from £*** million (~$*** million) in May ****. Its imports of fibre were noted at £** million (~$**.** million) against £** million (~$**.** million) in June **** and £** million (~$**.** million) in May ****.
Clothing imports eased *.** per cent to £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion) in April-June ****, compared with £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion) in the corresponding period of ****. The inbound shipment eased *.** per cent quarter on quarter compared with £*.*** billion (~$*.** billion) in first quarter of ****. But, the imports of textile fabrics inched up *.** per cent to £*,*** million (~$*,*** million), against £*,*** million (~$*,*** million) in April-June **** and grew *.* per cent from £*,*** million (~$*,*** million) in the first quarter of ****. Its imports of fibre were noted at £** million (~$***.** million) against £** million (~$***.** million) in Q*, **** and £** million (~$***.** million) in Q*, ****.
The country’s imports of clothing rose *.** per cent to £**.*** billion (~$**.*** billion) in ****, compared to £**.*** billion (~$**.*** billion) in ****. The imports of textile fabrics steadied at £*,*** million (~$*.*** billion), like ****. However, fibre imports slowed to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million (~$***.** million) in ****.
For ****, the UK’s clothing imports totalled £**.*** billion (~$**.** billion), marking a decline of **.** per cent from £**.*** billion (~$**.*** billion) in ****. Fabric imports were recorded at £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion) in ****, down from £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion) in ****, while fibre imports decreased to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million (~$***.** million) in the same period. In ****, imports of clothing, fabrics and textile fibres were £**.*** billion (~$**.*** billion), £*.*** billion (~$*.*** billion), and £*** million (~$***.** million), respectively.
