{"id":30382,"date":"2026-08-03T03:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/albanias-apparel-exports-grow-36-in-jan-april-momentum-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T03:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:55:06","slug":"albanias-apparel-exports-grow-36-in-jan-april-momentum-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/albanias-apparel-exports-grow-36-in-jan-april-momentum-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania&#8217;s apparel exports grow 36% in Jan-April, momentum continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/312\/chatgpt-image-jul-31-2026-04-07-19-pm_323840.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/market-intelligence\/texpro-textile-and-apparel\/\" target=\"_blank\">sourcing intelligence tool TexPro<\/a>, <\/strong>apparel exports increased <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent year on year to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million during January-April <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 in the corresponding period of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. The latest performance builds on the growth recorded in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, when Albania<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s apparel exports increased <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 <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. The much faster growth recorded during January-April <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> indicates that export momentum has accelerated further, supported by continued sourcing shifts within Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Trousers and shorts remained the largest export category, surging <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> million and increasing their share of total 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 a year earlier. T-shirt exports climbed <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> million, jackets and blazers rose <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> million, while innerwear exports increased <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> million. Shirt exports remained broadly stable at $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million, although their share of total exports declined as other product categories expanded faster.<\/p>\n<p>The sharp increase in apparel imports complements this trend rather than contradicting it. Imports more than doubled to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million during January-April <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> million a year earlier, led by trousers and shorts, T-shirts, dresses, innerwear and shirts. Trousers and shorts imports nearly tripled to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million, while T-shirt imports almost doubled to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million, as per <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/market-intelligence\/texpro-textile-and-apparel\/\" target=\"_blank\">TexPro<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Albania<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s apparel industry is predominantly export-oriented and relies on inward processing, the rise in imports reflects higher inflows of fabrics, garment components and semi-finished products for processing and re-export, signalling stronger manufacturing activity rather than increased domestic consumption.<\/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\/albania-s-apparel-exports-grow-36-in-jan-april-momentum-continues-312263-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro, apparel exports increased **.* per cent year on year to $***.** million during January-April **** from $***.** million in the corresponding period of ****. The latest performance builds on the growth recorded in ****, when Albania**;s apparel exports increased **.* per cent to $***.** million from $***.** million in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30382","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\/30382","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=30382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}