The year 2013 was of mixed type for Indian textile industry. On the one hand the mill sector (spinning/weaving) had a good year, the decentralised powerloom weaving sector had one or the other hiccups like power cuts, high tariff in power
Year 2013 was the recovery year for Indian textile industry after sluggish financial years 2011 & 2012. The time was greatly supported by worldwide lower cotton prices, lower raw material price volatility, highest cotton crop production in 2012