India's non-apparel exports to US up 11% in Jan-April '15

29 Jun '15

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The import of non-apparel textiles from India by the United States increased by 11.64 per cent year-on-year during the first four months of the current year, according to the data with the US Department of Commerce.

In January-April 2015, US’ non-apparel imports from India stood at $1.19 billion, as against imports worth $1.066 billion made during the corresponding months of last year, the data showed.

With a share of 13.18 per cent, India was at second position in supplying non-apparel textiles to the US, next only to China which had 47.03 per cent share.

Last year, the US imported $3.316 billion worth of non-apparel textiles from India, registering a growth of 7.41 per cent over imports valued at $3.087 billion in 2013.

Meanwhile, India’s apparel exports to the US also increased by 9.82 per cent to $1.406 billion during January-April 2015, over $1.280 billion exports made during the same period of the previous year. This growth was greater than the 5.89 per cent growth witnessed in 2014, when US apparel imports from India grew from $3.211 billion in 2013 to $3.400 billion.

During the four-month period, India overtook Mexico to become the fifth largest supplier of clothing to the US. China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia were the top suppliers of garments to the US market.

Overall, the US non-apparel imports showed 5.42 per cent year-on-year growth during the period under review, while apparel imports rose 3.01 per cent, the statistics showed. (RKS)

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