Industry

Domestic T&A Sector Set To Reverse Trend Amidst Gradual Demand Revival

Textile Insights May 10, 2024

It seems the worst is over for the domestic textile and apparel (T&A) sector, if one goes by the exports data of the first two months of the current calendar year of 2024. Even as the overall exports declined by 1 per cent to $34.4 billion and the apparel exports from the country dipped by

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Asian Countries Risk Losing $65bn In Apparel Exports

Textile Insights September 14, 2023

A new study by Cornell University’s Global Labour Institute (GLI) and Schroders, reveals extreme heat and flooding are threatening key apparel production hubs. “Four countries vital for fashion production like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam risk missing out on $65 billion in export earnings and almost one million new jobs,” the study said. The collaboration

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Chinese Textile Exports Down 11 Percent In Jan-June 2023

Textile Insights August 5, 2023

In the first six months of 2023, Chinese textile exports like home textiles, yarns and fabrics totaled $67.69 billion, down 11 percent over the similar period in 2022. Chinese garment exports dipped slower at 6 percent to US $74.98 billion in the first half of 2023 as against $79.68 billion in the comparable months of […]

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Global Garment Trade Rises 7.26% In 2022

Textile Insights August 5, 2023

According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), global garment trade rose 7.26 percent in 2022 and amounted to US $576 billion as against $537 billion in 2021. China is the largest supplier of apparel in the world while Bangladesh retains second spot and its market share climbed to 7.87 percent in 2022 as against 6.37 […]

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Goyal Discusses Roadmap To Achieve $100 Bn Exports By 2030

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

At a brainstorming session held with officials of the Ministry of Textiles, Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion in textiles production and $100 billion exports by 2030. According to a PIB press release, at the Chintan Shivir, Piyush Goyal emphasised on holistic approach towards making the […]