*Number of domestically manufactured clothing items remaining after exports. 40 million clothing items manufactured, 24 million items exported, 16 million items remaining.Â
Values have been rounded.
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Estimated number of new clothing items in circulation Australia 2023
In 2023, an estimated **** billion pieces of new clothing were in circulation in Australia. Around **** billion new clothing items were imported, while around ** million new clothing items were manufactured domestically, of which around ** million pieces were exported out of the country. In terms of Australia's dispersal of the new clothing items in circulation in 2023, around **** billion new clothing pieces were sold, with the remaining new unsold items either donated for reuse, exported, or destroyed.Â
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Seamless. (November 12, 2024). Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
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Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions) [Graph], Seamless, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
