The imports of clothing and accessories by Japan increased by 29.8 per cent year-on-year to 1,794,366 million yen during April-September 2022. The import was 3 per cent of total import of 60,590,442 million yen during the first six months of this year, according to the provisional trade statistics released by the Far Eastern country's ministry of finance.
According to the latest data, the import of textile yarn and fabrics were valued at 647,725 million yen in April-September 2022, which was 30.8 per cent higher than the same period of last year. The import was 1.1 per cent of the total imports by Japan.
Japan's export of textile yarn and fabrics was worth 389,659 million yen during the first half of fiscal 2022, with an increase of 17 per cent year-on-year. The export was 0.8 per cent of the total export of 49,577,804 million yen from Japan during the April-September 2022.
Japan exported textile machinery valued at 145,877 million yen, which was 20.2 per cent higher than April-September 2021. It contributed 0.3 per cent to total export.
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