Textiles and Apparel

Textile And Apparel Industry (US$ bn) Key Facts as of FY18

223
150
Size
137
108

Contributes 2% Employs over Contributes 15%

2015 2016 2017^ 2021F
to India’s GDP 45 mn people to India’s export
Note: F – Forecast, ^ - as of November 2017 earnings

Share In Textile Export (FY19*) Fabric Production in FY18P (million square metre)

1.32% Cotton
11,384
19.79%
Cotton
Manmade Sector
100% Non-
54.36%
15,236
Cotton Composition
Other 39,894
24.53% Blended
items

Jute
Note: * - between April – May 2018, P - Provisional

Textile Trade (US$ bn)

40
37.66
37.57

36.75

36.63

30
33.30

33.05

32.75
27.80

20
6.45
6.04
6.01

5.85
5.40

5.30
5.20

18.56
4.20

10 3.84
Key Trends
0
FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19^
Exports Imports
 The sector has also witnessed increasing outsourcing over the years as Indian players moved
up the value chain from being mere converters to vendor partners of global retail giants
Note: ^ - between April to September 2018

Government
Policy
National Textile Khadi App Store Saathi Scheme Support
Initiatives
Policy

Note: SAATHI - Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help small Industries