Production
of Cloth by Mills, Handlooms and Powerlooms.
|
Year
|
Mills
(Million Sq. M)
|
Percent
share of mills (%)
|
Handloom
(Million Sq. M)
|
Percent
share of Handlooms (%)
|
Powerloom
(Million
Sq. M)
|
Percent
share of Powerlooms (%)
|
Total
|
|
1980-81
|
4533
|
36.43
|
3109
|
24.98
|
4802
|
38.59
|
12444
|
|
1981-82
|
3987
|
32.39
|
3046
|
24.75
|
5275
|
42.86
|
12308
|
|
1982-83
|
3006
|
25.73
|
3234
|
27.68
|
5445
|
46.60
|
11685
|
|
1983-84
|
3654
|
27.87
|
3429
|
26.16
|
6026
|
45.97
|
13109
|
|
1984-85
|
3593
|
26.52
|
3639
|
26.86
|
6316
|
46.62
|
13548
|
|
1985-86
|
3544
|
20.59
|
4135
|
24.02
|
9534
|
55.39
|
17213
|
|
1986-87
|
3483
|
19.42
|
4305
|
24.00
|
10149
|
56.58
|
17937
|
|
1987-88
|
3178
|
17.68
|
4370
|
24.31
|
10429
|
58.01
|
17977
|
|
1988-89
|
2902
|
14.50
|
3993
|
19.95
|
13123
|
65.56
|
20018
|
|
1989-90
|
2667
|
12.95
|
3924
|
19.05
|
14007
|
68.00
|
20598
|
|
1990-91
|
2589
|
11.29
|
4295
|
18.73
|
16044
|
69.98
|
22928
|
|
1991-92
|
2376
|
10.52
|
4123
|
18.25
|
16089
|
71.23
|
22588
|
|
1992-93
|
2000
|
7.99
|
5219
|
20.84
|
17826
|
71.18
|
25045
|
|
1993-94
|
1990
|
7.24
|
5851
|
21.30
|
19631
|
71.46
|
27472
|
|
1994-95
|
2271
|
8.06
|
6180
|
21.93
|
19724
|
70.01
|
28175
|
|
1995-96
|
2019
|
6.42
|
7202
|
22.89
|
22239
|
70.69
|
31460
|
|
1996-97
|
1957
|
5.71
|
7456
|
21.74
|
24885
|
72.56
|
34298
|
Source:
Compendium of Textile Statistics, 1998, Office of the Textile
Commissioner, Mumbai
Not
only have power-looms outstripped the mills in terms of production,
their contribution to total cloth exports was, in 1995-96,
a whopping 80 percent, as compared to a mere 18.5 percent
contributed by the mill sector.
Other
STATISTICS
Post-Independence
Progress of Indian Textile Mill Industry
Post-Independence Progress of Ahmedabad
Textile Mill Industry
Total Production and Exports of Cloth
by India
Export Shares of Mills, Power-looms and
Handlooms
Value of Exports of Indian Textiles (1993
- 2000)
Share of Textile Exports in the Exports
of all commodities from India.
Exports of Textiles and Clothing - World
and India
 
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