Greek textile & apparel sectors post poor performance

19 Jun '12

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The textile and apparel sectors in Greece have performed poorly during the first three months of the current year.

In the textile sector, production declined by 22.7 percent year-on-year in January-March 2012 period. Similarly, overall sales dropped by 22.8 percent year-on-year, with sales in the domestic market dipping by 24.4 percent.

During the three-month period, textile exports from Greece fell by 15 percent year-on-year to €94.2 million, while textile imports slid by 20.3 percent to €114 million.

There was a 27 percent drop in new orders for textiles during the period under review.

The only consolation in the textile sector performance was cotton exports, which grew by 162 percent year-on-year to €148 million.

In the apparel sector, the overall sales dipped by 16.6 percent year-on-year during the first quarter of the current year, with domestic sales falling by 17.9 percent.

Garment production witnessed a decline of 16.5 percent y-o-y during the quarter.

In the domestic market, retail sales of apparel contracted by 21.7 percent y-o-y, while new orders dipped 18.8 percent.

Clothing exports from Greece declined by 12.4 percent y-o-y to €131 million during the quarter, while imports dropped 9.2 percent to €374 million.

Since 2007, Greece apparel market is estimated to have contracted by about 50 percent from €7 billion to €3.5 billion at present.

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