BR Research

Cotton: Let market forces prevail

Published December 1, 2011 Updated December 1, 2011 12:00am

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Textile group exports
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                                             (July-Oct)
                                 Unit      FY11      FY12     chg
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RAW COTTON                        M.T    31,406    35,988     15%
COTTON YARN                       M.T   170,887   150,864    -12%
COTTON CLOTH                   TH.SQM   684,465   627,468     -8%
COTTON CARDED OR COMBED           M.T    10,107       119    -99%
YARN OTHER THAN COTTON YARN       M.T     3,560     4,628     30%
KNITWEAR                       TH.DOZ    43,023    39,500     -8%
BED WEAR                          M.T   109,820    88,122    -20%
TOWELS                            M.T    59,368    55,107     -7%
TENTS,CANVAS & TARPULIN           M.T     2,432     6,819    180%
READYMADE GARMENTS             TH.DOZ    10,727    10,096     -6%
ART,SILK & SYNTHETIC TEXTILE   TH.SQM   157,621   136,288    -14%
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Source: FBS