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View PricingU.S. Glove Imports Plummet to $25M in Feb 2023
U.S. Gloves Imports
In February 2023, gloves imports into the United States contracted to 14M pairs, reducing by -14.2% against the previous month's figure. Overall, imports continue to indicate a slight curtailment. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in May 2022 with an increase of 39% month-to-month. As a result, imports attained the peak of 19M pairs. From June 2022 to February 2023, the growth of imports failed to regain momentum.
In value terms, gloves imports contracted dramatically to $25M (IndexBox estimates) in February 2023. Over the period under review, imports showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The growth pace was the most rapid in July 2022 with an increase of 26% against the previous month. Imports peaked at 42M pairs in October 2022; however, from November 2022 to February 2023, imports failed to regain momentum.
| COUNTRY | Feb 2022 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | May 2022 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
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| Import Value of Gloves in U.S. (million USD) | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 7.6 |
| China | 10.6 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| India | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| Indonesia | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Cambodia | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Bangladesh | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Others | 76.3 | 84.9 | 80.4 | 89.9 | 83.4 | 85.7 | 98.4 | 120 | 126 | 114 | 96.7 | 61.9 | 36.6 |
| Total | 103 | 111 | 105 | 118 | 107 | 115 | 131 | 151 | 162 | 140 | 126 | 90.8 | 59.8 |
Imports by Country
In February 2023, China (6.6M pairs) constituted the largest gloves supplier to the United States, accounting for a 48% share of total imports. Moreover, gloves imports from China exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Pakistan (2.4M pairs), threefold. The third position in this ranking was taken by India (2.3M pairs), with a 17% share.
From February 2022 to February 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of volume from China stood at -1.9%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average monthly rates of imports growth: Pakistan (-4.1% per month) and India (-0.6% per month).
In value terms, China ($7.6M), Pakistan ($7.6M) and India ($3.3M) were the largest gloves suppliers to the United States, with a combined 74% share of total imports. These countries were followed by Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh, which together accounted for a further 18%.
Indonesia, with a CAGR of +4.9%, recorded the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, among the main suppliers over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced mixed trend patterns.
Import Prices by Country
In February 2023, the gloves price stood at $1.8 per pair (CIF, US), which is down by -7.1% against the previous month. Over the period under review, the import price, however, showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The growth pace was the most rapid in October 2022 when the average import price increased by 31% against the previous month. As a result, import price reached the peak level of $2,676 per thousand pairs. From November 2022 to February 2023, the average import prices failed to regain momentum.
There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In February 2023, the country with the highest price was Cambodia ($3.2 per pair), while the price for China ($1.2 per pair) was amongst the lowest.
From February 2022 to February 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Pakistan (+3.1%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.
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- Prodcom 14193175 - Gloves, mittens and mitts, of leather or composition leather (excluding for sport, protective for all trades)
- Prodcom 32991130 - Protective gloves, mittens and mitts for all trades, of leather or composition leather
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3. MARKET OVERVIEW
Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects
- MARKET SIZE
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8. IMPORTS
The Largest Import Supplying Countries
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The Largest Destinations for Exports
- EXPORTS FROM 2012–2023
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LIST OF TABLES
- Key Findings In 2023
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
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LIST OF FIGURES
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
- Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
- Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
- Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
- Market Volume Forecast to 2030
- Market Value Forecast to 2030
- Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
- Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
- Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
- Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
- Production Volume And Growth
- Exports And Growth
- Export Prices And Growth
- Market Size And Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports And Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
