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India, Saudi Arabia Close To Finalising Pact To Double Textile Trade

Textile Insights November 19, 2025

India and Saudi Arabia are nearing the finalisation of a major agreement aimed at doubling bilateral textile trade, with Riyadh expressing strong interest in increasing imports of high-quality Indian fabrics. According to senior officials in the Ministry of Textiles, the proposed pact is in its

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Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Rise Marginally By 0.89% In April

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

Indian exports of textiles and apparel rose marginally by 0.89 percent to US $2.77 billion in April 2024 as against $2.75 billion in the same month of the previous year Of this, textile exports stood at $1.57 billion, up 2.4 percent year on year, while garment exports were down by 1.03 percent to $1.19 billion […]

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Indian Govt Will Focus On Boosting Textile & Garment Exports

Textile Insights May 14, 2024

“The government will focus attention on boosting India’s textile and garment exports, which fell in the previous two fiscals,” Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said. In fiscal ending March 2024, India’s exports of textiles and clothing dropped 3.24 percent year over year to US $34.4 billion. As against this, overseas shipments of textiles and apparel amounted […]

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Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Slip 3.24% In Fiscal 2023-24

Textile Insights April 17, 2024

In fiscal 2023-24, which ends in March 2024, cumulative exports of textiles and apparel from India fell 3.24 percent to $34.43 billion versus $35.58 billion in fiscal 2022-23 Between April 2023 and March 2024, Indian textiles exports registered a year over year growth of 2.62 percent and reached $19.89 billion. However, clothing exports slipped in […]

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Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Drop 7.38% Between April & Feb

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

India’s textile and apparel exports dropped 7.38 percent to US $40.76 billion in the eleven months of fiscal 2023-24 from $44.01 billion in the same period of earlier fiscal. Exports of textiles totaled $30.96 billion in the period between April and February 2024, down 4.2 percent compared to $32.33 billion in the comparable months of […]

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Indian Textile & Garment Exports Post 12.49% Growth In Feb

Textile Insights March 22, 2024

Indian exports of textiles and apparels in February 2024 recorded a growth of 12.49 percent over the same month of earlier year. “Of overall exports in February, textile exports rose 19.54 percent, while garment exports grew at 4.88 percent, both over February 2023,” data from Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) showed. Overseas shipments of […]

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Red Sea Crisis May Not Right Away Hit Textile Sector: CRISIL

Textile Insights January 29, 2024

Players operating in sectors like textiles, chemicals and capital goods may not be immediately impacted because of better ability to pass on higher costs, or because of a weaker trade cycle. “But a prolonged crisis over the next few quarters can make these sectors also vulnerable as working capital cycles would get stretched with orders […]

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Textile Exporters Hold Back Shipments Amid High Freight Costs

Textile Insights January 8, 2024

The Indian Commerce Ministry is monitoring developments on the situation at the Red Sea, amid textile and garment exporters holding back their shipments owing to fears about higher freight costs. The cost of freight and insurance has risen due to ships being compelled to avoid the region and take a longer route around the Cape […]

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India’s Textile & Garment Exports Sluggish Despite FTAs

Textile Insights January 5, 2024

India’s exports from labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, garments, gems and jewellery, and leather have been sluggish despite free trade agreements (FTAs). “The rise of efficient suppliers in China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh has contributed to a decline in India’s market share in global trade,” a recent Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) report reveals. The

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Indian Textile & Apparel Exports Expand 10.4% In October

Textile Insights November 17, 2023

India’s exports of textile and garments in October this year posted a growth of 10.44 percent over the same month of previous year. According to data of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), shipments of textiles in October 2023 rose massively by 24.29 percent over October 2022, while apparel exports fell 8.08 percent. Cumulative exports […]