Imports of knitted apparel and clothes equipment (Chapter **) have been valued at $*.*** billion in the primary eleven months of ****marginally greater than $*.*** billion a yr earlier. Knitted classes remained comparatively resilient, supported by regular year-round demand for fundamentals and athleisure, at the same time as general apparel spending moderated amid cautious shopper sentiment.
By distinction, imports of non-knitted apparel and clothes equipment (Chapter **) totalled $*.*** billion, down *.** per cent from $*.*** billion in January–November ****. These segments, that are extra depending on fashion-driven seasonal collections, confronted sharper pullbacks as retailers trimmed orders to handle slower sell-through, greater inventories and elevated promotional exercise.