AMMAN —
President of the
Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate Sultan Allan said that
the decision to reduce customs tariffs on many of Jordan’s imports, together
with the approach of Muslim and Christian holidays, and of the summer season
started to have a positive effect on the clothing and footwear sector.
اضافة اعلان
Allan told
Jordan
News that the Kingdom’s imports of clothing and shoes increased during the
first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year.
The “value of
clothes imported to the Kingdom during the first quarter of this year amounted
to JD57 million, compared to JD42 million and JD45 million in the same period
of last year and the year before, he added.
The value of
shoes imported during the first quarter of this year, on the other hand,
amounted to JD16 million, compared to JD11 million and JD14 million in the same
period of 2021 and 2019 years, he said.
The majority of
clothes imported during the first quarter of this year, 47 percent, at a value
of JD27 million dinars, came from China; in the same period of last year last
year, the value of imported clothes was JD23 million, he said.
According to
Allan, the rest of the clothes imported during the first quarter of this year
came from Turkey, at a value of JD13 million, Arab countries, JD3 million,
European countries, JD1 million, North America and some Asian countries.
In the case of
shoes, the majority of imports during the first quarter of this year came from
China, 67 percent, at a value of JD11 million, while in the same period last
year the value of imports stood at JD8 million, Allan said.
The rest of the
Kingdom’s imports of shoes came from Turkey, at a value of JD2 million,
European countries, JD883,000, Arab countries, JD642,000, and some Asian
countries.
The clothing and
footwear sector is witnessing “a remarkable activity during the current
period”, Allan said, predicting even more transactions in the coming period.
However, “we
cannot determine whether the commercial activity has resumed normally until the
end of the festive period, when the citizens will have finished buying their
needs, but things so far are promising”, he stressed.
Amman Chamber of
Commerce clothing sector representative
Asaad Qawasmi told
Jordan News that “the markets witnessed a significant improvement during the past two
months, and good trade activity may be expected during the current period due
to the approaching holidays, but the positive effect showed more in large
stores, which can use more competitive tools to encourage customers to buy”.
“We are currently
going through a recovery phase after about two years of recession due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and closures, and now we are optimistic that there will be
great recovery in trade activity, especially since sectors affect each other;
it is expected that the easing of procedures and restrictions will have a
positive impact on all sectors,” Qawasmi said, adding that “the demand for
clothes for the holidays this year will far exceed the demand during the past
two years”.
Merchant Mohammad
Qudah told
Jordan News that “there is a relative improvement in the
purchase of clothes during this period, compared to the same period last year,
but this is not enough to compensate the losses that we incurred during the
last two years”.
“As a citizen, I
can say that priorities have changed now, and that there is noticeable fear
among citizens of the coming days, especially since the effects of the
Russian-Ukrainian crisis started to be felt, adding to those of the COVID-19
pandemic, which are tangible until now,” he said.
To revive the economic
activity, he said, “there is need of a long-term economic plan”, especially
since the revival of the commercial movement is linked to many factors, “the
most important of which availability of liquidity among citizens and raising
their purchasing power”.
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