Hong Kong’s apparel imports declined *.** per cent year on year (YoY) to $*.*** billion during January–August ****, but T-shirts bucked the trend, rising *.** per cent and overtaking jerseys as the largest imported apparel category. The contrasting performance suggested resilience in casualwear, whilst imports of shirts and trousers recorded sharper declines. Meanwhile, home textile imports increased *.** per cent, driven largely by bed textiles.
According to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro, Hong Kong imported apparel worth $*.*** billion during the first eight months of ****, compared with $*.*** billion in the corresponding period of ****. T-shirt imports increased to $***.*** million from $***.*** million, raising their share of total apparel imports to **.** per cent from **.** per cent.
Jerseys slipped to second position, with imports declining *.** per cent to $***.*** million from $***.*** million. Their share remained broadly stable at **.** per cent, compared with **.** per cent a year earlier. Imports of trousers and shorts fell *.** per cent to $***.*** million, accounting for **.** per cent of total apparel imports.
