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United Kingdom Textile Fibres Import value
What is United Kingdom's textile fibres import value (1000 usd)? As of 2023, it's 167.8K 1000 USD, down from 256.2K 1000 USD in 2014.
| Label | Textile Fibres Import value (1000 USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 256176.58 1000 USD |
| 2015 | 232341.03 1000 USD |
| 2016 | 206435.45 1000 USD |
| 2017 | 200528.43 1000 USD |
| 2018 | 234141.82 1000 USD |
| 2019 | 212765.58 1000 USD |
| 2020 | 146985.32 1000 USD |
| 2021 | 223971.91 1000 USD |
| 2022 | 237918.44 1000 USD |
| 2023 | 167814.58 1000 USD |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
United Kingdom Textile Fibres Import value: Key Points
- Bookending the series — 2014 at 256.18K USD, 2023 at 167.81K USD — puts United Kingdom's textile Fibres Import value down by roughly 34% across the full window.
- 2015-2017: slides to 200.53K USD (-22%).
- 2020: caves in to 146.99K USD (-31%).
- 2021: surges to 223.97K USD (+52%).
- 2023: falls to 167.81K USD (-29%).
- By the last year on record, 2023, the figure sits at 167.81K USD — 34.5% below 2014.
Why Trade Collapsed in 2020
Resist the instinct to draw a straight line through this. The path bends both directions, and the next year could plausibly go either way.
This decline fits a global pattern: COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and demand simultaneously in 2020, and trade flows fell broadly across most economies in the same year.
This isn't a uniquely local rebound — global trade recovered broadly in 2021 as pandemic-era restrictions eased and demand returned.
This chart answers 'what happened' for United Kingdom, not 'is that good or bad' — that second question needs a comparison point, either other countries or a longer run of history than what's shown here.
As with almost all cross-national statistical series, this one blends real survey years with modeled estimates for the gaps — the year-to-year precision is lower than the chart's smooth line suggests.
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