As per CITI import and exports of textile and apparels for December 2018, the general index for the month of November 2018 increased by 0.5 per cent as compared to November 2017. The cumulative growth for the period from April –November 2018 stood at 5.0 per cent against the corresponding period last year.

Growth in textiles segment in November 2018, excluding apparels, declined 4.8 per cent, while that of apparels increased 22 per cent, over the same period last year. The textiles sectors witnessed a cumulative growth of 2.5 per cent during April- November 2018 for textiles was up by (+) 2.5 per cent while wearing apparel increased 8.4 per cent over the same period previous year.