Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Indian Textiles in International Market
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## INDIAN TEXTILES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET

2560. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Indian  textiles  which  are  having  large  international market; and
- (b) the rate of growth of sales of these textiles during the last three years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b):

The requisite details are as follows:

|   Hs Code | Product Description                                                                                                                                                        |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | CAGR   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|    520100 | Cotton, not carded/combed                                                                                                                                                  |      1892 |      1537 |      1754 | -4%    |
|    610910 | Knitted T-shirts, singlets &other vests of cotton                                                                                                                          |      1769 |      1726 |      1741 | -1%    |
|    630260 | Toilet linen &kitchen linen of cotton                                                                                                                                      |       995 |      1084 |      1006 | 1%     |
|    610990 | Knitted T-shirts, singlets &other vests other than of cotton                                                                                                               |      1022 |      1065 |       875 | -7%    |
|    620520 | Woven Men's/boys' shirts of cotton                                                                                                                                         |       913 |       882 |       829 | -5%    |
|    630419 | Woven Bedspreads                                                                                                                                                           |       922 |       792 |       818 | -6%    |
|    540233 | Textured yarn other than sewing thread, of polyesters, not put up for retail sale                                                                                          |       680 |       768 |       805 | 9%     |
|    520523 | Cotton yarn, single (excl. sewing thread), of combed fibres, containing 85%/more by weight of cotton, measuring <232.56dtx. but not <192.31dtx. not put up for retail sale |       656 |       716 |       803 | 11%    |
|    520524 | Cotton yarn, single (excl. sewing thread), of combed fibres, containing 85%/more by weight of cotton, measuring <192.31dtx. but not <125dtx. not put up for retail sale    |       871 |       762 |       752 | -7%    |
|    630492 | Woven textile furnishing articles other than bedspreads (excl. of 94.04) of cotton                                                                                         |       598 |       647 |       709 | 9%     |

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Values in USD mn