Value of Colombia’s fashion imports down in May
19/07/2016
The data from Colombia’s department of national statistics showed the drop was even greater than in April, when fashion imports were down 12.6% year-on year.
For the first five months of 2016, imports of fashion items to the country were down 16.9% to $820 million. Textile imports suffered the biggest drop (-26,7%), followed by garments (-21.8%) and footwear and leathergoods (-18.9%).
Imports of fashion items increased in volume, however. May saw import volumes of 28.886 tonnes, a 6.6% increase on the same month in 2015. For the January-May period, the total volume was up 2.1% year-on-year to 139.639 tonnes.
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