Exports of textiles and clothing picked up 11.69%, at the end of September 2022, compared to the same period last year, for a value of 6,135.25 million dinars, according to the monthly analysis of foreign trade textile / clothing published by the Technical Center for Textiles (CETTEX) Tuesday.
Regarding the quantities exported, they have dropped 27.24% compared to the same period of 2021, reaching 99,250.97 tons.
For the clothing sector, clothing in warp and weft increased 18% in dinars and 12.82% in tons, during the first nine months of 2022, compared to the same period last year. Knitwear has increased by 34.85% in dinars and 24.49% in tons.
According to CETTEX, the analysis by market exports of clothing in warp and weft shows a growth in value and weight on the main markets, namely France (+12.94% in dinars and +4.40% in weight), Germany (+34.02% in dinars and +28.23% in weight) and Italy (+21.33% in dinars and +10.17% in weight)
Regarding exports of the textile sector, they went down 34.03% in dinars and 50.33% in tons.
In value, textile exports to Italy grew 13.65%, but declined 52% to France.
Regarding imports of textiles and clothing, they have seen an increase of 29.22%, until the end of September 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, for a value of 5,511.15 million dinars.
In terms of quantities, imports have dropped by 16.06% compared to the same period last year, reaching 235,885, 56 tons.
