{"id":30359,"date":"2026-07-31T14:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/myanmars-apparel-exports-fall-16-5-in-h1-japan-demand-holds-firm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:52:04","slug":"myanmars-apparel-exports-fall-16-5-in-h1-japan-demand-holds-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/myanmars-apparel-exports-fall-16-5-in-h1-japan-demand-holds-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar&#8217;s apparel exports fall 16.5% in H1, Japan demand holds firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/312\/shutterstock-1197475687_323779.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Exports to Japan rose to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million in January-June <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> from $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million a year earlier, increasing Japan<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s share of Myanmar<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s apparel exports to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent from <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent. Japan remained the only major market among the top five to register growth, according to <strong>sourcing intelligence tool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/market-intelligence\/texpro-textile-and-apparel\/\" target=\"_blank\">TexPro<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany retained its position as the second-largest market despite imports falling <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent YoY to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million. Shipments to Poland recorded the sharpest decline among the leading destinations, dropping <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million from $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million in the corresponding period of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. Exports to South Korea fell <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million, while shipments to Italy declined <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million. Italy replaced the US among Myanmar<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s top five export destinations during the period.<\/p>\n<p>The five largest markets\u2014Japan, Germany, Poland, South Korea and Italy\u2014accounted for about <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of Myanmar<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s total apparel exports in the first six months of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, highlighting the country<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s continued dependence on a limited group of overseas buyers.<\/p>\n<p>The concentration of Myanmar<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s apparel exports among its largest markets remained broadly stable over the past three years. The top five destinations accounted for <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of total exports in the first half of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, compared with <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent in the corresponding period of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. Their combined share was <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent in full-year <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> and <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, indicating a gradual increase in export concentration.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/myanmar-s-apparel-exports-fall-16-5-in-h1-japan-demand-holds-firm-312202-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exports to Japan rose to $***.** million in January-June **** from $***.** million a year earlier, increasing Japan**;s share of Myanmar**;s apparel exports to **.** per cent from **.** per cent. Japan remained the only major market among the top five to register growth, according to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro. Germany retained its position as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}