# WTO Tables A22 and A23, 1989 edition (trade data for 1988) **Edition:** 1989 **Data year:** 1988 Source: WTO Timeseries (ITS_MTV_AX, ITS_MTV_AM) via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org). Values in US$ billion; shares of world exports/imports in per cent; changes in per cent. ## Table A22: Top 10 exporters and importers of textiles, 1988 | Economy | Value 1988 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1988 (%) | Change 1980-88 (% p.a.) | Change 1986 (%) | Change 1987 (%) | Change 1988 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | European Union (EC-12, added up) | 38 | 43.4 | ... | 5 | 28 | 20 | 7 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | China | 7 | 4.6 | ... | 13 | 48 | 19 | 8 | | Hong Kong, China | 6 | 3.2 | ... | 17 | 30 | 43 | 12 | | Japan | 6 | 9.3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 2 | -1 | | Korea, Republic of | 5 | 4.0 | ... | 10 | 27 | 27 | 19 | | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3.2 | ... | 13 | 22 | 34 | 11 | | United States of America | 4 | 6.8 | ... | 0 | 11 | 11 | 24 | | Switzerland | 2 | 2.8 | ... | 5 | 31 | 12 | 3 | | Pakistan | 2 | 1.6 | ... | 9 | 30 | 47 | -3 | | India | 2 | 2.4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | | **Above 10** | 76 | 81.4 | ... | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | European Union (EC-12, added up) | 36 | 40.2 | ... | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | Hong Kong, China | 8 | 5.2 | ... | 13 | 27 | 35 | 10 | | United States of America | 6 | 4.5 | ... | 12 | 17 | 12 | -4 | | China | 4 | 1.9 | ... | 18 | 55 | 14 | 18 | | Japan | 4 | 3.0 | ... | 11 | 15 | 37 | 31 | | U.S.S.R. | 2 | 3.7 | ... | 1 | 3 | -4 | 9 | | Canada | 2 | 2.3 | ... | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | | Korea, Republic of | 2 | 0.7 | ... | 18 | 45 | 52 | 13 | | Switzerland | 2 | 2.1 | ... | 3 | 34 | 16 | 6 | | Austria | 2 | 2.1 | ... | 3 | 36 | 21 | 2 | | **Above 10** | 67 | 65.7 | ... | - | - | - | - | **Notes:** * The EU is ranked as one economy; its member states are not ranked. Extra-EU (the EU's trade with non-members) is shown beneath it and is not ranked. * Before 2000 the EU figure is added up from the member states of each year (EC-9 in 1980, EC-10 in 1981-1985, EC-12 in 1986-1994, EU-15 in 1995-1999), the United Kingdom included; economies that joined later are ranked on their own. Extra-EU cannot be added up and shows "...". If a member state has no data for a year, the EU shows "...". * EU changes and growth rates before 2000 compare the same member states in both years: those of the later year, added up for the earlier year too (for example, the change for 1995 is the EU-15 in 1995 against the same 15 in 1994), so they do not count an enlargement as growth. EU values and shares are for the members of each year. * Where a former economy and its successor both report for the same year (for example West Germany and Germany), the former economy is ranked and the successor is not, so the same trade is not counted twice. * Economies ranked in 1988: 103 exporters, 101 importers. * "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available. * WTO publishes no world total for textiles exports and imports in 1988, so the shares for that year show "...". * Shares are of world textiles exports or imports. 1980-88 is the compound annual rate of change. * Figures for every year are as WTO published them on 2026-09-29; WTO revises past figures, so they can differ from the printed review. * Source: WTO Timeseries, indicators ITS_MTV_AX and ITS_MTV_AM, product MATE (SITC 65), via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org). ## Table A23: Top 10 exporters and importers of clothing, 1988 | Economy | Value 1988 (US$ bn) | Share 1980 (%) | Share 1988 (%) | Change 1980-88 (% p.a.) | Change 1986 (%) | Change 1987 (%) | Change 1988 (%) | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | **Exporters** | | | | | | | | | European Union (EC-12, added up) | 28 | 34.6 | ... | 8 | 39 | 24 | 4 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | Hong Kong, China | 12 | 12.3 | ... | 11 | 25 | 28 | 10 | | Korea, Republic of | 9 | 7.3 | ... | 14 | 23 | 37 | 15 | | China | 7 | 4.0 | ... | 20 | 65 | 43 | 21 | | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 6.0 | ... | 9 | 21 | 18 | -6 | | Türkiye | 2 | 0.3 | ... | 43 | 3 | 76 | 7 | | Thailand | 2 | 0.7 | ... | 28 | 44 | 82 | 29 | | United States of America | 2 | 3.1 | ... | 3 | 21 | 27 | 36 | | India | 2 | 1.7 | ... | 11 | 14 | 32 | 8 | | Singapore | 1 | 1.1 | ... | 14 | 26 | 48 | 24 | | **Above 10** | 69 | 70.9 | ... | - | - | - | - | | **Importers** | | | | | | | | | European Union (EC-12, added up) | 37 | 47.9 | ... | 8 | 45 | 34 | 8 | |     Extra-EU | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | United States of America | 23 | 16.4 | ... | 16 | 15 | 18 | 4 | | Japan | 7 | 3.6 | ... | 20 | 43 | 62 | 44 | | U.S.S.R. | 4 | 6.0 | ... | 7 | 15 | 3 | 11 | | Hong Kong, China | 4 | 1.6 | ... | 25 | 51 | 32 | 23 | | Switzerland | 3 | 3.4 | ... | 9 | 42 | 31 | 3 | | Sweden | 2 | 3.2 | ... | 6 | 35 | 34 | 2 | | Canada | 2 | 1.7 | ... | 13 | 19 | 15 | 8 | | Austria | 2 | 2.2 | ... | 8 | 46 | 33 | 0 | | Norway | 1 | 1.7 | ... | 6 | 43 | 13 | -10 | | **Above 10** | 85 | 87.8 | ... | - | - | - | - | **Notes:** * The EU is ranked as one economy; its member states are not ranked. Extra-EU (the EU's trade with non-members) is shown beneath it and is not ranked. * Before 2000 the EU figure is added up from the member states of each year (EC-9 in 1980, EC-10 in 1981-1985, EC-12 in 1986-1994, EU-15 in 1995-1999), the United Kingdom included; economies that joined later are ranked on their own. Extra-EU cannot be added up and shows "...". If a member state has no data for a year, the EU shows "...". * EU changes and growth rates before 2000 compare the same member states in both years: those of the later year, added up for the earlier year too (for example, the change for 1995 is the EU-15 in 1995 against the same 15 in 1994), so they do not count an enlargement as growth. EU values and shares are for the members of each year. * Where a former economy and its successor both report for the same year (for example West Germany and Germany), the former economy is ranked and the successor is not, so the same trade is not counted twice. * Economies ranked in 1988: 95 exporters, 127 importers. * "Above 10" is the sum of the ten ranked economies. "..." means not available. * WTO publishes no world total for clothing exports and imports in 1988, so the shares for that year show "...". * Shares are of world clothing exports or imports. 1980-88 is the compound annual rate of change. * Figures for every year are as WTO published them on 2026-09-29; WTO revises past figures, so they can differ from the printed review. * Source: WTO Timeseries, indicators ITS_MTV_AX and ITS_MTV_AM, product MACL (SITC 84), via WTO Timeseries API v1 (api.wto.org).