July 2018: latest results on consumption of clothing & textiles
After a slight increase in June (+0.2% in value compared to June 2017), the results for July 2018 show a decline in distributors' sales (-2.9% in value compared to July 2017). As a reminder, the July 2017 reference was, it is true, significantly higher than in July 2016 (+6.4%).
July's results ranged from 7.0% growth for E-commerce/VAD to a 6.3% decline for specialty channels.
Overall, for the first half of 2018, the sales balance sheet shows a decline in value of 2.2% compared to the first half of 2017.