Shirts remained India’s largest garment export category in January–June ****, although shipments fell by about **.* per cent year on year to $*.*** billion from $*.*** billion. They accounted for **.** per cent of total garment exports.
According to the sourcing intelligence tool TexPro, T-shirts ranked second at $*.*** billion, down about **.* per cent from $*.*** billion a year earlier. Dresses followed closely at $*.*** billion, falling about **.* per cent from $*.*** billion. Their shares of first-half **** exports were **.** per cent and **.** per cent, respectively.
Trousers and shorts proved more resilient among the leading products. Exports declined by about *.* per cent to $*.*** billion from $*.*** billion, giving the category a **.** per cent share. Babywear exports fell more sharply, by about **.* per cent to $***.*** million from $***.*** million, and accounted for *.** per cent of the total.
