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The Australian consumer price index (CPI) rose by 5.2 per cent year-on-year to August 2023, with clothing and footwear seeing a 1.5 per cent increase. Excluding volatile items, the annual CPI increase

In Q2 2023, the EU experienced a reduction in energy imports for the second quarter in a row, with a 39.4 per cent decrease in value and 11.3 per cent in net mass compared to last year. Norway, Kazakhstan,

Despite recent diplomatic tensions, the textile trade between India and Canada is expected to remain stable. Indian exports to Canada make up only 3 per cent of its total textile trade, reducing the

Spains business turnover index (BTI) increased by 1.1 per cent month-on-month in July 2023, marking a 2.3-point increase from June 2023. Despite this monthly uptick, the countrys BTI saw an annual

Retail trade confidence in Turkiye has risen by 3.0 per cent in September 2023 to an index level of 117.7. The business activity-sales index dipped by 0.5 per cent, from 124.5 in August to 123.8 in September.

Man-made (MM) textile materials accounted for 45.44 per cent of Turkiyes textile imports from Africa from January-May 2023, valued at $110.538 million. Cotton followed as the 2nd largest import. MM

Vietnams fabric exports to Turkiye have substantially slowed in 2023, with Q1 witnessing a dip to $6.457 million, and early Q2 (April-May) plummeting further to $3.21 million. This decline follows a

The Netherlands experienced a 0.2 per cent contraction in its economy for Q2 2023. The contraction, slightly revised from an earlier figure of 0.3 per cent, is primarily due to a decline in trade balance

Cambodia has slipped to the ninth position in Singapores apparel market, with imports from the country constituting just 1.9 per cent of Singapores total apparel imports in the first five months of 2023,

From January to August 2023, Vietnam saw a 14.4 per cent decrease in textile and garment exports, accumulating $22.512 billion, with a partial recovery noted in August. The US remained a major market,