In the first quarter of 2017, Canada showed dismal performance in its global apparel imports as the country was down in values both in knitted and woven apparel categories.
During January to March period, the country fell by 0.71 per cent in knitted apparel imports and 1.77 per cent in woven segment. Overall, Canada witnessed a downfall of 1.25 per cent in value terms on year-on-year basis.
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India, China and Bangladesh – top apparel exporters to Canada – recorded falling apparel exports to the North American country by 5.15 per cent, 3.94 per cent and 6.62 per cent respectively, whereas Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Pakistan rose in their exports during the review period by 9.85 per cent, 12.68 per cent and 14.18 per cent, respectively, when compared to the same period last year.
