Related Keywords: garment sector, textile exports, TPP economies, Vietnam textile sector
Textile and garment sector of Vietnam has been playing an important role in national socio-economic development of the country. Not only the textile and garment sector in recent years has witnessed fast and sustainable growth but has been contributing significantly to country’s total export revenue. Vietnam's garment and textile sector earned US$19.8 billion from exports in 2013, up 16.9 percent year-on-year of which garments and textiles exported to 11 TPP economies stood at over US$11 billion