India 09-10 Fiscal Year Clothing Exports $10 Billion 640 Million Down 2.64%

In fiscal year 2009-10, India.

Exports to the European market declined, and exports to the US market grew slowly. Price competition from Bangladesh and Vietnam was the main reason for the decline in India's clothing exports, India Garment Export Promotion Association said on Friday.

In the first two months of the current fiscal year, India's clothing exports decreased by 5.23% compared with the same period last year.

"The reality is that we are becoming a high cost economy, and clothing is very sensitive to prices," said PAM al Dany, President of the India garment export promotion association.

At the retail level in the US and Europe, prices have not risen in the past 5-10 years, and we can not control our prices.

Therefore, buyers are turning to other cheap or cost-effective countries, such as Bangladesh, Vietnam and other countries.

In terms of export volume,

He added,

Udani said: "our shipment in May was made in February and March, when raw material prices began to climb.

We believe that in June, we will see a similar situation.

The increase in tariffs on oil products has also made India's apparel dollar competitive in the world market.

The India Garment Export Promotion Council asked the government to provide support for higher tariff rebates to offset India's cost disadvantage.

They also asked the government to implement the India EU free trade agreement more quickly.

"This free trade agreement has the potential to increase India's textile and clothing exports to the EU market by US $3 billion," he said.

There will be an additional 2 million 500 thousand jobs for our economy. "