The Kingdom’s apparel and footwear imports increased during the past nine months of 2022 by 27.2 and 25.5 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year 2021.
According to Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate’s statistics, the value of apparel imported into the Kingdom during the past nine months of 2022 amounted to about JD174 million, compared to JD136 million for the same period last year.
The value of the Kingdom’s footwear imports during the January-September period amounted to JD42 million, compared to JD33 million in 2021, the data showed.
During the last nine months of 2022, China was the top exporter of clothing and footwear to Jordan by 40 and 62 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom clothing imports from China amounted to JD70 million, compared to JD56 million during the same period last year.
The rest of the Kingdom’s apparel imports during the past nine months of 2022 included Turkey at a value of JD41.9 million, non-Arab Asian countries (excluding China and Turkey) at JD41.6 million, Arab states at about JD13 million and European nations at JD6 million.
Over the same period, the Kingdom’s footwear imports from China amounted to JD26 million, compared to JD21 million for the same period last year 2021.
The rest of the Kingdom’s footwear imports during the past nine months of 2022 included Turkey at a value of JD4 million, non-Arab Asian countries (excluding Turkey and China) at a value of about JD6 million, Arab countries at JD1.6 million and European nations at JD2.7 million.
Source: Jordan News Agency