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
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The Indian Textile Industry counts among the leading textile industries in the world. Textile is one of the oldest, largest and significant industrial sectors in India. The Indian textile industry is in a stronger position now, than it was in the past few decades.
ndian textile industrys future is looking bright. In the last 8-month, there is a 17 per cent growth in apparel export. In textile fabric, the growth is 18 per cent. Last 3 years were bad for us, but 2013 started working well for the industry.
Indian textile industry is the second largest in the world, next to China. But the gap between the No 1 and No 2 is huge. If we go back to the 50s, India used to have a larger market share in the textile & clothing – say about 13 per cent.