Related Keywords: cotton and apparel export, export order, global economic growth, higher wages, Indian textile and apparel industry, internationa buyers, larger domestic cotton supplies, political instability, stronger global demand, textile merchants
With Indian textile merchants keen to exploit rising demand stemming from weak cotton prices and global economic growth, India's cotton and apparel exports is set to climb by around 10 percent this year. Moreover, higher wages, political instability and concerns about workplace conditions in other producing market are pushing international buyers toward Indian exporters.
India’s textile exporters feel the relatively low labour costs in their country, alongside record domestic cotton production this year, should help them gain market share from other exporters in the region.