1-4 EU Imports Of Textiles Fell By 14.5% Compared With The Same Period Last Year.

In 2020 1-4, the European Union imported 22 billion 578 million US dollars of textiles, down 14.5% from the same period last year, and imported garments 45 billion 251 million US dollars, down 27.9% from the same period last year. Because the European Union imported some of the anti epidemic textiles, the decline of clothing was far higher than that of textiles. From 2009 to 2019, China's textile imports increased from 11.7% to 17.2% in the EU, while the proportion of clothing imports dropped from 29.8% to 20.2%. It shows that the competitiveness of China's textile exports is improving while the export competitiveness of clothing is declining. From the perspective of the EU's major textile importers, China's position is relatively stable, and the proportion of imports is also rising. The countries behind it are Germany, Turkey and Italy.