Jordan's apparel imports rise by 27.2% YoY to JD174 mn in Jan-Sept

China was the top exporter of apparel (40 per cent) and footwear (62 per cent) to Jordan during the period this year. The country’s apparel imports from China during the period amounted to JD70 million, compared to JD56 million during the same period last year.

Apparel imports from Turkey during the period were worth JD41.9 million, those from non-Arab Asian countries (excluding China and Turkey) were worth JD41.6 million, those from Arab states were worth JD13 million and those from European nations were worth JD6 million, according to a Turkish newspaper report.

Over the same period, the country’s footwear imports from China amounted to JD26 million, compared to JD21 million for the same period last year.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)