Textile and clothing exports from EU countries to countries outside the EU edged up in value by 0.5% to Euro44.68 bn (US$49.42 bn) and rose in volume by 1.7% to 5.02 mn tons in 2016. Within these totals, exports of textiles remained static in value and rose by 1.6% in volume while exports of clothing rose by 1.1% in value and were up by 2.6% in volume. Furthermore, textile production was up for the third consecutive year. However, clothing production declined for the tenth year in succession to its lowest level in several years. Within the EU, the largest exporter of textiles in 2016 was Germany, followed closely by Italy. The largest geographical market for EU textile exporters was the USA, followed by China and Turkey. In clothing, the largest exporter was Italy, followed at some distance by Spain, Germany and France. The largest geographical market for EU clothing exporters was Switzerland, followed by the USA, Russia and Hong Kong. Imports of textiles and clothing into the EU from countries outside the EU increased in value by 0.8% to Eurol 10.29 mn in 2016. In volume terms, imports rose by 6.5% to 12.01 mn tons. Within these totals, imports of textiles were up by 1.4% in value and 6.9% in volume while imports of clothing were up by 0.6% in value and 5.9% in volume. The average price of EU textile imports, meanwhile, fell by 5.1% while the average price of EU clothing imports was down by 5.0%. Within the EU, the largest importer of textiles and clothing from outside the EU in 2016 was Germany, followed by the UK. The biggest source of EU textile imports in 2016 was China followed by Turkey while the biggest source of EU clothing imports in 2016 was China followed by Bangladesh.
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