Leading markets and exporters
China generated the highest revenue in the women’s, men’s, and children’s apparel market in the Asia-Pacific region, second only to the United States in the world. China was also the largest accessories market in the world. The next largest apparel markets by revenue in the Asia-Pacific region were India and Japan.Excluding Japan, big Asia-Pacific markets such as China, Bangladesh, India, and Vietnam were some of the largest apparel exporters in the world. Bangladesh was the biggest exporter of cotton t-shirts, while China was overall the largest exporter of t-shirts. Vietnam was the largest Southeast Asian apparel and clothing accessories exporter. Moreover, leather and footwear manufacturing comprised over a third of GTF manufacturing in Vietnam -, the highest in the region. Vietnam exported the second-highest value of leather shoes in the Asia-Pacific region.