Confindustria Moda: Slowdown in Italian fashion exports in the first seven months to €21.7 billion

Italian textiles and clothing exports slowed in the first seven months of 2025. According to analysis by Confindustria Moda‘s research department, drawing on data from Istat, Movimprese and internal surveys, cross-border sales reached 21.7 billion euros between January and July, down 2.5 per cent compared with the first seven months of 2024.

Trade within the European Union accounted for 51.5 per cent of the total, at 11.19 billion euros, while trade with non-EU countries represented 48.5 per cent, at 10.55 billion euros. The leading export destinations are France, at 2.79 billion euros (12.8 per cent), Germany, at 2.16 billion euros (9.9 per cent), and the United States, at 1.75 billion euros (8 per cent). The United States posted a 4.4 per cent increase compared with the first seven months of 2024.

Imports, on the other hand, totalled 15.5 billion euros, up 4.9 per cent. Imports from China rose by 17.9 per cent over the period, and the country remains Italy’s leading source of textiles and clothing imports, at 2.63 billion euros, followed by Spain (1.45 billion), France (1.07 billion) and Bangladesh (1.04 billion).