Australia’s textile and apparel trade showed mixed trends during the first month of fiscal ****–** (July–June). Apparel imports declined *.** per cent, while imports of textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles eased by *.** per cent in July ****. However, fibre imports increased slightly during the period, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.
Apparel imports (code **) declined *.** per cent to Au$*.*** billion (~$***.** million), compared with Au$*.*** billion (~$***.** million) a year earlier. Imports of textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles (code **) were also *.** per cent lower at Au$*** million (~$***.** million) against Au$*** billion (~$***.** billion) in the same month of the previous fiscal. But fibre imports (code **) rose slightly to Au$** million (~$*.** million) from Au$** million (~$*.** million) in July ****
Australia’s textile fibre exports from the country eased *.** per cent to Au$*** million (~$***.** million) in July ****, compared with Au$*** million (~$*** million) in the same month of the last year. Australia mainly exports cotton fibre, as it is one of the world’s major cotton-producing countries. It imports garments and other textile products to meet domestic demand.
