Textile and apparel imports totaled 8.36 billion square meter equivalents in June, up 0.8 percent from May but down 0.7 percent from a year earlier. Textile imports totaled 6.33 billion SME, unchanged for the month and down 0.5 percent from the previous year, while apparel imports of 2.03 billion SME were up 3.6 percent from May but down 1.2 percent from a year before.