Jordan: Clothing, footwear imports drop 25% in 2020 — sector representative
Published 19 Dec,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The clothing sector continues to suffer from the repercussions of the coronavirus crisis despite winter, Christmas and New Year seasons and holidays, a sector representative said on Saturday.
At this time of the year, retail shops fill their stocks of clothes and footwear in anticipation of large market demands, Asaad Qawasmi, a representative of the clothing, garment and jewellery sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce said.
“This year, we have not seen such an activity, sales volume is the lowest ever,” Qawasmi told The Jordan Times, noting that the diminishing purchasing power and conservative consumer attitude resulted in stocks piling up.
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