Chilean clothing sales increase % year-on-year

According to a report by the Chilean newspaper Courier on February 15, according to statistics from the National Chamber of Commerce of Chile, Chilean clothing sales increased by 18% in 2013 compared with the previous year, and the growth rate was only lower than that of footwear, which increased by 26%.
According to a research report by the Chilean Customs Administration, Chile’s total imports in 2013 were US$2.322 billion, of which 78% or US$1.817 billion came from China. The second place is India, which imported 43 million US dollars of clothing from India in 2013, which is much lower than China. The third place is Vietnam, which imported 35.1 million US dollars of clothing from Vietnam in 2013.
Other import sources of Chilean clothing include: the United States (US$35.12 million), Bangladesh (US$33.58 million), Peru (US$31.29 million), Italy (US$22.67 million), Spain (US$22.42 million), and Argentina (US$18.43 million). , Colombia ($17.78 million).
According to ERUOMONITOR survey data, the average person in Chile spends US$346 on clothing per year. 43% of the clothing in the Chilean market is for women, and the rest is for men or children.