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  "pillarKey": "usApparel",
  "title": "US Apparel Imports from Bangladesh",
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  "contentHash": "d7f5051499b1b3722a3be49f78ab3324d8a2f1e419cbd45867c0302d3a7f20c8",
  "snapshotDate": "2026-10-19",
  "status": "partially-verified",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-10-18",
  "publisher": "American Bangladesh Foundation",
  "note": "Immutable snapshot. contentHash is SHA-256 over the key-sorted JSON of `content`. Cite the original publisher for any figure you reuse.",
  "content": {
    "key": "usApparel",
    "rows": [
      {
        "year": "2015",
        "knit": 1.45,
        "woven": 3.81,
        "total": 5.26
      },
      {
        "year": "2016",
        "knit": 1.37,
        "woven": 3.77,
        "total": 5.14
      },
      {
        "year": "2017",
        "knit": 1.37,
        "woven": 3.52,
        "total": 4.89
      },
      {
        "year": "2018",
        "knit": 1.48,
        "woven": 3.76,
        "total": 5.24
      },
      {
        "year": "2019",
        "knit": 1.63,
        "woven": 4.1,
        "total": 5.72
      },
      {
        "year": "2020",
        "knit": 1.62,
        "woven": 3.48,
        "total": 5.09
      },
      {
        "year": "2021",
        "knit": 2.58,
        "woven": 4.29,
        "total": 6.88
      },
      {
        "year": "2022",
        "knit": 3.15,
        "woven": 6.14,
        "total": 9.29
      },
      {
        "year": "2023",
        "knit": 2.3,
        "woven": 4.62,
        "total": 6.93
      },
      {
        "year": "2024",
        "knit": 2.5,
        "woven": 4.55,
        "total": 7.05
      },
      {
        "year": "2025",
        "knit": 2.85,
        "woven": 5.03,
        "total": 7.88
      },
      {
        "year": "2026 (Jan–Aug)",
        "knit": 1.8,
        "woven": 3.38,
        "total": 5.18
      }
    ],
    "highlights": [
      {
        "id": "total2025",
        "label": "US apparel imports (2025)",
        "value": "$7.88B",
        "delta": "+11.7% vs 2024"
      },
      {
        "id": "ytd2026",
        "label": "Jan–Aug 2026",
        "value": "$5.18B",
        "delta": "-4.2% vs Jan–Aug 2025"
      },
      {
        "id": "wovenShare",
        "label": "Woven share (2025)",
        "value": "63.8%",
        "delta": "HTS 62 vs 61"
      }
    ],
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "US apparel imports from Bangladesh (HTS 61 + 62) were $7.88B in 2025, up 11.7% from 2024",
        "sourceRef": "Census international trade API, December 2025 year to date"
      },
      {
        "claim": "January–August 2026 imports were $5.18B, down 4.2% from January–August 2025",
        "sourceRef": "Census international trade API, August 2026 year to date"
      }
    ],
    "primarySourceUrl": "https://api.census.gov/data/timeseries/intltrade/imports/hs",
    "additionalSources": [],
    "verification": {
      "registryStatus": "Partially Verified",
      "sourceVerified": false,
      "unverifiedFields": [],
      "knownGaps": [
        "Not yet cross-checked against an independent source; OTEXA's apparel totals cover more categories than HTS 61 and 62, so its figures run higher and are not a like-for-like check",
        "Values are customs value in current US dollars; they do not show volumes (square-meter equivalents) or price changes",
        "The 2026 figure is January–August year to date and is not comparable with full years"
      ]
    }
  }
}