CAFTA-DR plunges over 35% in its RMG exports to USA this year

USA apparel import under The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has gone down by 35.72 per cent in values and 38.21 per cent in volumes during Jan.-May ’20 period.

The 6-nation bloc which includes Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic shipped 739.11 million SME garments to USA worth US $ 2,170.04 million.