Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international trade in textiles and apparel

This article examines the impact of the pandemic on international trade in textiles and apparel in 2019-2020. The factors associated with the pandemic, which most strongly influenced the structure and dynamics of world trade in these goods, are highlighted. The influence of the pandemic on the activities of the leading TNCs in the fashion industry, which determine the main trends in the international trade in clothing, is revealed. A study of changes in the dynamics of international trade in textiles and clothing due to the pandemic was carried out. As a result, a forecast was made for the further impact of the pandemic on the trends in international clothing trade.