TUNISIA: Tunisian textile and clothing exports soar in first eight months of 2010
According to data recently released by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, exports of the textile and clothing sector posted 5, 6% increase in value and 9, 93% in volume.
Egytex News Desk
Source: www.tunisiaonlinenews.com
Exports to traditional markets posted a growth during the same period, except for Germany (-4, 1%).
In August, exports continued their rise in most of the traditional markets with a noticeable increase in Spain (42, 7%), United Kingdom (28, 8%), Poland (45, 1%), which has been among Tunisia's top ten customers since 2009, Italy (10, 7%) and USA (26, 6%).
The sector's imports recorded a significant growth during the same period reaching 10, 45% in value and 14, 24% in volume.
Tunisia's imports from Portugal, China, Spain, Turkey and India recorded a remarkable growth in the past five months, reaching respectively 47, 9%, 41, 6%, 25, 7%, 23% and 23, 9%.
Insofar as imports of fabric are concerned, the results of the first 8 th months show a significant increase of 16% in volume and a slight growth of 8, 3% in value compared to 2009.
Denim fabric, which accounts for 22% of imports in value and 21, 7% in volume, posted a 13, 8% growth in value and 15, 7% in weight.
Imports of knitting materials posted a 21, 4% growth, which confirms the vitality of the knitwear industry.
Source: www.tunisiaonlinenews.com
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 29 September 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
