Since the second half of 2008, the decline in clothing sales in the United States has led to a sharp decline in the number of overseas factories shipped to the United States.

Panjiva, an analysis of the information on the loading list information of us customs stores, said that the number of global active suppliers supplied to the US market dropped from 22099 in July to only 6262 in October, or more than 70%.

Panjiva will be "active" in the past 3 months.

Josh Green, chief executive of Panjiva, said the figures "depict a terrible picture of the global supplier situation" in Josh.

Green said the decline was in line with last year's situation, with a small increase in the number of active suppliers within three months of the same period last year.

Panjiva also said that 40% of the US listed shipments fell by 75% or more over the past year.

The proportion of active suppliers in mainland China and Hongkong has remained at around 60%, which seems to indicate that the global apparel supply chain is also feeling the impact of the slowdown.