May 2018: results on the consumption of clothing & textiles
After an increase in April (+3.2% in value compared to April 2017), the final results for May 2018 show a decline in distributors' sales (-6.0% in value compared to May 2017). As a reminder, however, the May 2017 reference had risen sharply (+8.4%) compared with May 2016.
The results ranged from a 1.3% decline in E-Commerce/VAD to an 8.8% decline in specialty channels.
Overall, for the first five months of 2018, the sales balance sheet now shows a decline in value of 2.8% compared to the same period in 2017.