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Related Keywords: art silk, cotton carded, cotton cloth, cotton yarn, made up textile, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan textile and clothing export, raw cotton export, readymade garment, second consecutive month, value-added products, witnessed negative growth

Pakistan textile and clothing exports in March 2015 witnessed a negative growth of 16.23 per cent to $1.033 billion from $1.233bn in the same month last year. The fall was witnessed for the second consecutive month, after posting a positive growth of 10.23pc in January 2015 as per Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data.

During the first nine months (July-March) of 2014-15, the exports of textile and clothing also witnessed a negative growth of 1.57pc.

Related Keywords: art silk, readymade garment manufacturing, Salem, Textile Park

Salem a geologist's paradise of Tamil Nadu famous for its silver, art silk, readymade garments manufacturing, coir yarn and sago despite having all these specialties there is no trade centre where buyers from other states can come in, which would help boost business. There is a strong need for textile parks, IT parks and trade promotion activities to ensure they retain their position in its specialties.