Apparel exports from India showed a significant decline of 16.7 percent year-on-year in July 2012, according to the data released by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
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India exported US$ 1 billion worth of garments in July, thus taking the total clothing exports from April to July this year to US$ 4.2 billion, down 13.23 percent from the US$ 4.9 billion worth of apparel exports made during the corresponding period of previous fiscal.
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Last fiscal, India exported US$ 13.7 billion worth of garments, and the country has set a target of US$ 18 billion for 2012-13 fiscal.
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The decline in India’s apparel exports is mainly due to a decrease in garment imports by the EU and the US, India’s traditional markets.
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From January to June this year, India’s apparel exports to the EU declined sharply by 25 percent year-on-year to US$ 2.9 billion, while its exports to the US dropped by 9.8 percent to US$ 1.7 billion.
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However, India was not the only country which saw a decline in its apparel exports to the EU and the US during the first half of 2012.
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EU’s overall apparel imports fell 13 percent year-on-year to US$ 39.1 billion during January-June 2012, while total garment imports by the US dipped by 0.05 percent year-on-year to US$ 35.9 billion.
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Bangladesh was the only country whose garment exports to the EU increased during the six-month period, while exports from Turkey and China declined.
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Similarly, Vietnam was the only country whose apparel exports to the US rose 4.72 percent during the period under review, according to the US Department of Commerce data.
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The US clothing imports from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico and China fell during the first six months of the current year.
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Fibre2fashion News Desk - India