Pakistan Textile Industry

Compiled By Mirza Rohail B http//economicpakistan. wordpress. com/2008/02/06/ textile- fabrication/ Historically, Pakistans textile industry and clothing firmament has always been a major contributor to the irrelevant exchange earner and still contributes about 55% to the sum of money trade proceeds. The Economist reports that Pakistan is the 4th largest producer of cotton in the world and the sixth largest consequenceer of raw cotton, the 3rd largest consumer of cotton, and the 1st largest tradeer of cotton yarn. Over 1. 3 gazillion farmers, out of total of 5 cardinal ar involved in cultivation of this crop.Textile exports in 1999 were $5. 2 trillion and rose to generate $10. 5 one thousand one cardinal million million by 2007. Textile exports managed to increase at a very decent harvest of 16% in 2006. In the extent July 2007 June 2008, textile exports were US$ 10. 62 Billion. Textile exports share in total export of Pakistan has declined from 67% in 1997 to 55% in 2008, as exports of opposite non-textile sectors grew. UN reports 102 countries import textile and apparel products and 104 countries export these products. Global trade in textile and apparel products account for an approximately $440 billion.Pakistan is bogged down in the 5% textile requirement of the world, by dedicating 62% of its GDP share for textile. An anti-dumping of 5. 8% has been imposed by the European Union, which has put Pakistan in a grand position to match competitiveness posed by Bangladesh, India, China, Sri-Lanka and Vietnam. The top buyers of Pakistani textile goods are USA, EU, Gulf region, UK, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Norway, France, Canada, Sweden, Australia, etc. Government imaginativeness 2005-2010To overcome global competition, the Pakistani political sympathies in 2006 approved a Technology-based Industrial vision and strategy for socio-economic which called for technology up-gradation, human resource development, and make-up of a fully integrated chemical industry in the country. enthronement Policy & Incentives for Vision 2005-2010 Whole of textile sector is included in list of value added industries. 5% custom duty on merchandise machinery if not manufactured locally. Tax relief Initial Depreciation recompense (IDA) at 50% of machinery & equipment cost.Export plan 2006-13 seeks to increase textile and arranges sector exports to $24. 36 billion. There is a need to control young qualified generation as roving ambassadors of marketing caliber, daintiness and professional approach. Pakistan commerce intelligence may chalk out plans to pass by every region bloc with in-depth study of regional trade bloc. 2009-10 capital punishment The share of textile exports in total exports of the country shrunk to 55 percentage so far in the authentic financial social class from swell above 60 percent in the past years.As the boilers suit export volume remained stagnant in the first seven months of the current financial year, the shrinking share of textile goods in exports has been adversely impacting the export sector. During July-January 2009-10, total exports came to $10. 870 billion as over against $10. 820 billion in the corresponding rate of flow of last year. In the months under review, textile export proceeds totalled to $5. 981 billion over $5. 849 billion in the same months of previous year. 2008-09 Performance check to data by Federal Bureau of Statistics, Textile exports during the first 8 months of current financial registered negative growth of 5. 6% as against the exports save corresponding period of the last financial year. Exports during July-February (2008-09) totaled $ 6. 47 billion against the exports of $6. 85 billion recorded during July-February (2007-08). Link During the period under review, the highest negative growth of 51. 24 percent was recorded in the exports of yarn (other than cotton yarn) go exports of art, silk and synthetic tex tile were decreased by 23. 5 percent. Similarly, exports of cotton yarn declined by 15. 28 percent, cotton (carded or combed) by 13. 81 percent, knitwear by 2. 66 percent, bed wear by 10. 44 percent, tents, canvas and tarp by 21. 18 percent, readymade garments by 12. 43 percent, made up articles by 0. 3 percent while the exports of other textile materials declined by 15. 28 percent during the period. However, the exports of raw cotton witnessed increase of 154. 5 percent during the time under review while exports of cotton cloth increase by 5. 57 percent and towels by 10. 02 percent. Textile Machinery Imports consort to official statistics released by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS), countrys total textile machinery imports declined to $438. 270 million during the last fiscal year of 2008, over the import of $502. 898 million in fiscal year 2007, depicting a decrease of $64. 6 million in the fiscal year 2008. Link Imports of textile machinery in the month of June 2008 simply als o indicated a decline of 22 percent, as compared to the month June 2007. In June 2008, the industrialists and textile manufacturers have imported textile machinery worth $32. 101 million as compared to $41. 7 million during the corresponding period fiscal year 2007, which depicted a decrease of $9 million but in June 2008. Industry Spindles, Rotors and Looms In 1999-00 Units 443 and Spindles 8,477,000 and Rotors 149,780 and Looms 9944. In 2003-04 Units 456 and Spindles 9,590,000 and Rotors 146,640 and Looms 10,646. In 2005-06 Units 461 and Spindles 10,437,000 and Rotors 155,104 and Looms 8747. In 2006-07 Mills 567 and Spindles 11,809,000 and Rotors and Looms 9000. The least developed sector is weaving which mostly comprises of smaller, fragmented and inefficient units.These units are called inefficient as they mostly use power looms, which are subject of producing narrower width fabric s and mostly use coarse counts of yarn. Therefore, the role is much inferior to fabrics produ ced on shuttle-less looms. For decades, the government continued to charge import duty at fabulous order on shuttle-less looms. Income from power looms was evaluate exempt but income of units using shuttle-less looms was taxable. The knitwear segment of Pakistan has always focused on achieving higher volume rather than concentrating on quality, price and terms of delivery.A spinning unit of 14,400 spindles employs around 100 persons. Global financial crisis As the economies in the US and Europe slow down, Pakistans key exports of textiles and welt products are experiencing a slowdown in growth as well. According to APTMA, textile exports have declined by about 20 percent in 2008. The industry is bracing for more trouble ahead with continuing crises of electricity and gas, international market access, global economic slow-down, and adverse travel advisories. Pakistans share of the US textile market is dropping.China tops the US market with a share of 36 per cent followed by Bangl adesh 21 per cent, India 18 per cent, Morocco 19 per cent and Pakistan 13 per cent. South Korea has lost 20 per cent of the US market. In the European market, China tops again with a share of 29 per cent, Vietnam 28 per cent, India 19 per cent and Pakistan only 1. 5 per cent while the Philippines had lost 11 per cent of the market. WestPoint Stevens and Dan River were twain American companies which were negotiating a $200 million deal with a Karachi-based textile group in Karachi. It has been put on halt.Setbacks for Pakistan Textile Industry Recently, the government has also abolished research and development (RandD) support program for the textile sector from July 1 2008. Link The Pakistani government had recently proposed to implement 18 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on the textile sector in the approaching budget. Link Decline in the machinery imports, is also due to the enhanced interest rates on loans, which have not been decreased by the new assert Bank governor. Recent substantial hike in gas tax also hurt the growth of the textile industry.