During the month of January, according to the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics, the textile exports of the country had a growth of 14%, compared to its counterpart, for a total of 411 million euros. The main destinations of Portuguese textiles in this period are located in Europe, specifically in the Austrian, Polish, French, Danish, Swedish and British markets. Beyond these borders, Angola and China are the countries that invested the most in products “made in Portugal”.
“We expect that the strong growth in January is the first month of another year of growth,” said the president of the Textile and Apparel Association of Portugal (ATP), João Costa.
Galicia’s first supplier
Additionally, according to the report of the Confederation of Textile Industries of Galicia (Cointenga), Portugal was established as the leading supplier of textiles for this community. Imports stood at 417.029 euros in 2013, so they had a growth of 6.8% over 2012.
Likewise, Turkey (273.037 euros), Morocco (206.820 euros) and China (197.929 euros) occupied the second, third and fourth position in the Galician imports ranking during the last year.
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