Textile and Apparel Industries

How Has COVID-19 Affected Apparel Exports From China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh?

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Abstract

This study explores the export performance of the world’s three largest apparel exporting countries, namely China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, amid the pandemic. The panel regression results suggest that government lockdown measures hurt a country’s apparel exports during COVID-19. In contrast, continuous access to textile raw materials and the diversity of the export market promotes export. Further, China remained a larger-scale apparel exporter than Vietnam and Bangladesh despite COVID-19and the turbulent business environment in 2020. The findings fulfill a critical research gap and create new knowledge about the apparel-specific sectoral impact of COVID-19 from suppliers’ perspectives.

Keywords: Covid-19, apparel export, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh

How to Cite:

Lu, S. & Langro, V., (2022) “How Has COVID-19 Affected Apparel Exports From China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh?”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13334