China's share of US imports close to all time record as market collapse becomes industry obsession

US growth in imports of apparel, measured in square metres, has been falling since the beginning of the year, turned negative in June, and fell to a 7.7% decline by September. China's share in September of US apparel imports is within 0.1% of its highest ever.

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