INDIA NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO EXTEND LAST YEAR’S CLOTHING EXPORT GROWTH SAY EXPERTS

A 15% year-on-year growth in the exports of Indian apparel in the financial year ending March 2014 has been caused by the diversification of export markets and stricter compliance standards by Indian factories, just-style has been told. “We are diversifying into the markets like Japan, Australia and Latin American countries,” Chandrima Chatterjee, director (economic and consultancy) of the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India told just-style.According to A Sakthivel, president of the Tirupur Exporters' Association, an increase in demand from American and ...


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