In 2023, an estimated 1.46 billion pieces of new clothing were in circulation in Australia. Around 1.44 billion new clothing items were imported, while around 40 million new clothing items were manufactured domestically, of which around 24 million pieces were exported out of the country. In terms of Australia's dispersal of the new clothing items in circulation in 2023, around 1.42 billion new clothing pieces were sold, with the remaining new unsold items either donated for reuse, exported, or destroyed.
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Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023
(in billions)
Characteristic
New clothing imported
New clothing manufactured domestically*
New clothing sold
Unsold new clothing donated for reuse
Unsold new clothing exported or destroyed
New clothing in circulation (domestic & overseas outcomes)
*Number of domestically manufactured clothing items remaining after exports. 40 million clothing items manufactured, 24 million items exported, 16 million items remaining.
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Seamless. (November 12, 2024). Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
Seamless. "Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
Seamless. (2024). Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
Seamless. "Estimated Number of New Clothing Garments in Circulation in Australia in 2023 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
Seamless, Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Estimated number of new clothing garments in circulation in Australia in 2023 (in billions) [Graph], Seamless, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537852/australia-number-of-new-clothes-in-circulation/
