Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 2.1K Believe it or not, Africa is becoming a manufacturing hub for the west. According to Fibre2Fashion.com, Africa exports $3.491 billion worth of garments to the United States Of America last year. In 2022, trousers and shorts were the dominant products among the total apparel imported by the US from the African continent. In the country’s total imported garments worth $3.491 billion, trousers and shorts grabbed a share of 45.20 percent, valued at $1.578 billion. Jerseys, shirts, T-shirts, and innerwear were the other top five products. The imports of trousers and shorts jumped more than 55 percent in the last two years after a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. US imports of trousers and shorts slipped 14.21 percent to $1.014 billion in 2020 but bounced back up by 32.88 percent to $1.347 billion in 2021. Inbound shipments from African countries further jumped by 17.09 percent to $1.578 billion in the recently the concluded year 2022, according to trade data obtained from Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. More Articles You Would Love Femme By Yele Presents The Look Book For Its SS17 Campaign Focuses On The ‘Urban Woman’ South African Beauties Buhle Samuels and Lerato Seuoe Stun In Fabulous Office & Smart Casuals By BellaCozi SA The import of jerseys was $529.307 million in the last year, which was 15.16 percent of the total. Similarly, the imports of shirts were $446.874 million (12.80 percent), T-shirts were $319.666 million (9.16 percent), and innerwear was $134.645 million (3.86 percent). The top five products contributed more than 86 percent to the total inbound shipment of the US, as per TexPro. The other top five apparel products imported by the US in 2022 were dresses (2.23 percent), jackets and blazers (2.07 percent), babywear (1.89 percent), coats (1.38 percent), and sportswear (1.26 percent). Read More Like This On Ghana Fashion Socio-Politics UPCOMING TOP EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTS AFRICAS BIGGEST FASHION WEEK IS HERE!Click Here To Submit stories Email: [email protected] or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You Saira Bawumia Finally Launches Clothing Campaign ‘Wear Ghana Everyday’ As Husband Runs For... VIDEO: “People Are Taking Their Sexual Perversion Into The Childrens’ Classroom” Sam George... VIDEO: See Kenya First Afrocentric School Where Kids Learn To Take Pride In... Ghana’s Parliament Passes Long-Debated Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill VIDEO: The Congolese People Fight Back Against The West In A Series Of... Greenpeace Protests Fashion Brands For Dumping Textile Waste In Africa Niger, Burkina Faso & Mali Break Away From ECOWAS Due To It’s Colonial... Nana Kwame Bediako Claims His Exclusive GTV Interview Was Cancelled Due ‘ORDER FROM... Uganda’s President Museveni Set To Ban The 2nd Hand Clothes That Has Ravaged... The International BRICS+ Fashion Summit Is Here & Kicks Off In Moscow November... Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.