After a long time, US market has shown signs of recovery. We see a growth in imports of denim apparel of over 3% in the first quarter and more is expected in the coming quarters. Whereas some countries like Vietnam have had tremendous growth in figures, others like Mexico and Jordan lost their shares. China has surprisingly increased its overall share though it lost a lot of market in men’s jeans , but it still had a better growth than Bangladesh. The detailed report below gives an interesting insight into the mechanics of exports of denim apparel into US.
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Table showing the imports of all denim apparels along with % growth into USA from various countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the imports of all denim apparels into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the % growth of all denim apparels into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Table showing the imports of men’s jeans along with % growth into USA from various countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the imports of men’s jeans into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the % growth of men’s jeans into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Table showing the imports of women’s jeans along with % growth into USA from various countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the imports of women’s jeans into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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Graph showing the % growth of women’s jeans into USA from top five countries for the period from first quarter of 2017 to the same period in 2018 |
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1.All Denim Apparels
The imports of all denim for the first quarter of 2018 saw a positive growth in imports except in Mexico in which exports fell by 13% from little more than 23 million pcs in the first quarter of 2017 to little more than 20 million pcs in the first quarter of 2018. The imports of all denims into USA from China grew by about 1 million pcs to 24 million pcs in the first quarter of 20018. The imports from Bangladesh saw a growth of about 3% from in the first quarter of 2018. Pakistan and Vietnam sawthe maximum growth of about 19% and 29% respectively. Vietnam surprised all with its highest growth figures and seem to be coming close to Pakistan figures of exports.
Particulars |
Q1|2017(Million Pcs) |
Q1|2018(Million Pcs) |
Growth(%) |
China |
23.16 |
24.32 |
5.03 |
Mexico |
23.16 |
20.22 |
-12.69 |
Bangladesh |
13.72 |
14.08 |
2.62 |
Pakistan |
4.96 |
5.87 |
18.40 |
Vietnam |
3.97 |
5.16 |
29.91 |
Egypt |
3.38 |
3.78 |
11.70 |
Nicaragua |
3.47 |
3.12 |
-10.03 |
Cambodia |
2.64 |
3.19 |
20.91 |
Indonesia |
1.75 |
2.15 |
22.60 |
Lesotho |
1.66 |
1.81 |
9.42 |
Jordan |
1.50 |
1.21 |
-19.20 |
Sri Lanka |
1.62 |
1.73 |
6.67 |
Madagascar |
0.67 |
0.98 |
46.43 |
Colombia |
0.65 |
1.28 |
98.15 |
India |
0.68 |
0.72 |
5.26 |
All Others |
3.42 |
3.70 |
8.07 |
Total |
90.41 |
93.32 |
3.23 |
2. Men’s Jeans
The consumption of men’s jeans for the first quarter of 2018 saw a negative growth percentage of about 13% for Mexico as the exports of men’s jeans fell from about little more than 21 million pcs in first quarter of 2017 to close to 19 million pcs for the same period in 2018, however Bangladesh and Pakistan saw a positive growth of about less than 2% . China witnessed a fall of about 13% in exports to US and Nicaragua saw a fall of about 11% respectively. On the whole, we see that the imports of men’s jeans into US fell by about 3%.
Particulars |
Q1|2017(Million Pcs) |
Q1|2018(Million Pcs) |
Growth(%) |
Mexico |
21.38 |
18.65 |
-12.79 |
Bangladesh |
7.25 |
7.34 |
1.32 |
China |
6.00 |
5.26 |
-12.40 |
Nicaragua |
2.48 |
2.21 |
-11.11 |
Pakistan |
2.00 |
2.04 |
1.80 |
Lesotho |
1.50 |
1.63 |
8.80 |
Egypt |
1.68 |
1.97 |
17.14 |
Vietnam |
0.71 |
1.34 |
89.83 |
Madagascar |
0.67 |
0.77 |
14.29 |
Indonesia |
0.31 |
0.44 |
42.31 |
Colombia |
0.42 |
0.88 |
108.57 |
Cambodia |
0.47 |
0.52 |
10.26 |
Haiti |
0.24 |
0.24 |
0.00 |
Tanzania |
0.24 |
0.36 |
50.00 |
Kenya |
0.22 |
0.16 |
-27.78 |
All Other: |
1.38 |
1.52 |
10.43 |
Total |
46.956 |
45.324 |
-3.48 |
3. Women’s Jeans
Women’s jeans imports were very encouraging as as the imports grew overall by over 9% . So on the one hand we see men’s jeans falling in quantities, we find men’s jeans increasing in quantities significantly . The biggest growth came from Pakistan, Cambodia and Indonesia while Jordan , India and Mexico were the biggest losers .
Particulars |
Q1|2017(Million Pcs) |
Q1|2018(Million Pcs) |
Growth(%) |
China |
16.61 |
18.14 |
9.25 |
Bangladesh |
6.08 |
6.52 |
7.10 |
Vietnam |
3.22 |
3.60 |
11.94 |
Pakistan |
2.93 |
3.79 |
29.51 |
Cambodia |
2.14 |
2.65 |
24.16 |
Indonesia |
1.36 |
1.63 |
20.35 |
Egypt |
1.70 |
1.79 |
4.93 |
Mexico |
1.75 |
1.56 |
-10.96 |
Jordan |
1.48 |
0.96 |
-34.96 |
Sri Lanka |
1.56 |
1.67 |
6.92 |
Nicaragua |
0.98 |
0.90 |
-8.54 |
Lesotho |
0.17 |
0.18 |
7.14 |
India |
0.55 |
0.41 |
-26.09 |
Turkey |
0.31 |
0.46 |
46.15 |
Guatemala |
0.22 |
0.31 |
44.44 |
All Other |
1.16 |
1.68 |
44.33 |
Total |
42.22 |
46.25 |
9.55 |
On the whole, we find that US market has shown signs of recovery as the 1st quarter itself shows strong positive growth. While women segment is the main factor in this growth, we might see better performance by men’s denim apparel in the coming quarters.
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