The Textile and Clothing industries

The Textile and Clothing industries are very important for a handful of countries, in terms of trade,/........... 

GDP and employment and have contributed  significantly in several other countries. 

The Textile and Clothing industries provide opportunities for export diversification and expansion of 

manufactured exports for low-income countries that can exploit their labour cost

advantages and fill emerging niches and meet buyer demands. There are also dynamic

effects of T&C industries and these dynamic effects are greater, the more linkages 

have been built up between the garment industry and local textile suppliers. 

At the macro level there are a number of ways in which the Textile and Clothing industries affect

economic development.