EU clothing trade: main import partners ranked by value 2015-2018

In 2018, the European Union imported 26.8 billion euros worth of clothing from China, the EU’s leading import partner in this category. The EU itself is an important supplier of clothing items to the rest of the world, Italy providing the greatest export value. Altogether, clothing exports from EU countries reached 129 billion euros in 2017. China: global textile supplier Not surprisingly, the EU’s main source of clothing is also a global force when it comes to supplying textiles. China currently holds a 37 percent share of the world’s textile exports, while the EU itself is responsible for a quarter of textile products shipped to the rest of the world. EU’s textile and clothing businesses In 2018, the EU’s textile and clothing manufacturers generated the highest revenue in the textile segment at 91.4 billion euros, although turnover from clothing manufacturers did not differ greatly from that either.

2018年，欧盟从中国进口了价值268亿欧元的服装，成为中国在此类别中的主要进口伙伴。欧盟本身也是全球服装出口的重要供应国，其中意大利的出口价值最为显著。总计，2017年欧盟国家的服装出口额达到了1290亿欧元。毫不意外，欧盟服装的主要来源国——中国，在纺织品供应方面亦是一股全球力量。目前，中国占据着全球纺织品出口的37%份额，而欧盟本身则负责向世界其他地区运送四分之一的纺织品。2018年，欧盟的纺织和服装制造商在纺织行业创造了91.4亿欧元的最高收入，尽管服装制造商的营业额与纺织制造商相比并无显著差异。