TUNISIA: Textile Clothing exports post 6.52% increase in 2010
According to a report published by the Technical Textile Centre CETTEX, the exports of the textile-clothing sector amounted to 4544 million dinars (MD) in the first eleven months of the current year registering an increase by 6.52% compared with the same period last year .
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Textile exports from January to November 2010 stood at about 608 MD ( 20.7 %), while clothing exports amounted to 3936 MD, which represents an increase of about 4.62%. According to this report, there has been a slight rise in exports mainly to Tunisia’s chief customers: France 2.2% (1537 MD) and Italy 6.6%.
Concerning the sector imports, they rose, from 2009 to 2010, by 11.82% amounting to 3226,85 MD.
Textile imports (2 554,27 MD) recorded 13.27 % increase, and clothing imports (672,58 MD), increased by 6.65%.
The report also shows a rise for all supplying countries: Italy ( 4.7%), France ( 2%), Germany ( 17.2%), Turkey ( 24.2%), Belgium ( 951%),China ( 37.1%) and Portugal ( 43.9%).
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 26 December 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
