Due to new data and information received after publication of the 40th International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS 2017) last month, the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has revised its statistics for the year 2017.

As per the new data available, the growth in the short-staple spindles has been revised 8 per cent from the earlier 21 per cent. Open end rotors during the period reported zero per cent growth as against 24 per cent published earlier.

However the growth figure for shuttleless looms was increased to 14 per cent from the earlier 13 per cent. The growth in fabric discontinuous was increased to 70 per cent from the earlier 44 per cent; while the growth in fabric continuous was increased to 5 per cent from the earlier zero per cent.