The Handloom Sector
has fixed a target of US $ 550 million for the export of cotton
handloom fabrics and made ups for the year 2002-03. In the first
two months of the current financial year the exports of this sector
were to the tune of Rs.397.37 crore (US $ 18.16 million). This
is 33.7% higher than the corresponding period of previous year
in rupee terms and 28% in dollar terms.
There is a substantial
increase in the fabric exports particularly plain-woven fabrics,
though the export of made-ups is stagnating. The latest handloom
export data is given in the following tables: -
Export Performance
during 2002-03 (in Rs. Crore)
| |
Fabric
|
Made-ups
|
Total
|
|
April ’02
|
82.58 (16.88)
|
144.02 (29.44)
|
226.60 (46.32)
|
|
May ’02
|
61.51 (12.55)
|
109.26 (22.29)
|
170.77 (34.84)
|
|
Total
|
144.09 (29.43)
|
253.28 (51.73)
|
397.37 (81.16)
|
(Figures in brackets
indicate US $ in Million)
Comparative performance
over previous year (in Rs. Crore)
| |
April-May 2001
|
April-May 2002
|
% change
|
|
Fabric
|
48.88 (10.43)
|
144.09 (29.43)
|
+ 194.8 (+182.2)
|
|
Made-ups
|
248.33 (53.00)
|
253.28 (51.73)
|
+ 2.0 (-2.4)
|
|
Total
|
297.21 (63.43)
|
397.37 (81.16)
|
+ 33.7 (28.0)
|
(Figures in bracket
indicate US $ in Million)
