| GLOBAL
PRODUCTION OF CLOTH
Fig
in' 000' Metric tons |
|
COUNTRIES
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005 |
2006 |
%
GROWTH |
| AMERICAS
|
| Argentina |
84.0
|
70.3
|
87.5
|
57.4
|
61.0
|
53.2
|
34.5
|
27.4
|
22.1
|
46.1
|
50
|
57
|
55
|
(3)
|
| Brazil |
690.9
|
656.0
|
676.0
|
646.0
|
637.0
|
672.6
|
730.4
|
663.0
|
710.6
|
641.0
|
788
|
798
|
810
|
1
|
| Chile |
26.8
|
27.4
|
29.4
|
32.6
|
35.9
|
39.2
|
27.2
|
27.2
|
27.2
|
27.2
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
(5)
|
| Colombia |
33.8
|
32.7
|
32.7
|
31.4
|
27.9
|
26.3
|
32.5
|
37
|
37
|
40.6
|
43
|
45
|
45
|
2
|
| Cuba |
3.6
|
4.2
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
| Dom.
Rep. |
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
3
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
| Ecuador |
10.9
|
10.5
|
4.0
|
11.6
|
14.7
|
15.2
|
21.2
|
20
|
13
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
(2)
|
| Guatewala |
10.5
|
5.6
|
8.7
|
9.6
|
10.3
|
10.8
|
15.5
|
15.6
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
| Honduras |
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
2
|
2.2
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
| Mexico |
124.1
|
122.8
|
126.5
|
161.1
|
187.9
|
208.5
|
190.5
|
167.5
|
280
|
274
|
273
|
269
|
260
|
6
|
| Paraguay |
2.2
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
1.2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
(3)
|
| Peru |
34.4
|
33.0
|
35
|
34.9
|
35
|
35.3
|
33.3
|
33.4
|
25
|
23
|
27
|
27
|
28
|
(2)
|
| United
States |
824.7
|
827.6
|
884.3
|
1056.7
|
989.1
|
900
|
914.5
|
771.2
|
713
|
633
|
631
|
524
|
498
|
(4)
|
|
|
TOTAL
AMERICAS
|
1849.9
|
1796.4
|
1894.7
|
2051.7
|
20096
|
1972.2
|
2020.8
|
1786.7
|
1857
|
1811
|
1885
|
1770
|
1746
|
(0)
|
|
| AFRICA
|
| Algeria |
6.1
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.7
|
7.0
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
| Burkina
Faso |
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
| Cameroon |
2.9
|
3.5
|
4.1
|
4.5
|
5.1
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
(3)
|
| Egypt |
94.4
|
89.5
|
75.7
|
84.4
|
80.2
|
68
|
35.8
|
28.4
|
28
|
34
|
34
|
41
|
41
|
(7)
|
| Ethiopia |
14.6
|
13.6
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
5
|
5.3
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
(8)
|
| Kenya |
7.4
|
5.7
|
3.9
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
2.9
|
15.6
|
16.3
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
3
|
| Malawi |
3.2
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
(9)
|
| Morocco |
51.2
|
51.4
|
52.1
|
52.6
|
53.2
|
53.7
|
50.7
|
48.4
|
50
|
50
|
48
|
47
|
47
|
(1)
|
| Madagascar |
4.5
|
3.4
|
5.2
|
5.7
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
2.8
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
(7)
|
| Senegal |
5.1
|
6.5
|
8.1
|
9
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
(9)
|
| Sudan |
5.1
|
3.6
|
3.9
|
3.0
|
4.1
|
6.5
|
2.9
|
2.1
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
(0)
|
| S.Africa |
25.5
|
28.8
|
40.0
|
45.3
|
38.7
|
39.2
|
27.6
|
37.7
|
27
|
29
|
27
|
25
|
26
|
0
|
| Tanzania |
24.7
|
17.9
|
24.7
|
24.7
|
20.2
|
20.3
|
24.7
|
22.4
|
31
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
2
|
| Uganda |
0.7
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.9
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Zambia |
10.6
|
12.6
|
11.9
|
12.3
|
12.2
|
12.9
|
9.5
|
9.5
|
11
|
13
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
4
|
| Zaire |
7
|
7.4
|
7.7
|
8.2
|
8.5
|
9
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
|
TOTAL
AFRICA
|
262.8
|
254.6
|
260.6
|
277.2
|
265.7
|
259.2
|
200.4
|
198.2
|
198
|
210
|
213
|
205
|
208
|
(2)
|
|
| EUROPE |
| Austria |
16.1
|
17.1
|
17.8
|
16.7
|
23.8
|
22
|
20.4
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
-1
|
| Belgium |
42.7
|
39.4
|
39.8
|
42.0
|
40.0
|
42.2
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
36
|
27
|
25
|
22
|
21
|
-6
|
| Bulgaria |
11.0
|
14.0
|
11.7
|
11.7
|
12.0
|
12.6
|
6.6
|
7.9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Czech.Rep. |
46.6
|
48.8
|
47.0
|
51.4
|
53.0
|
52.7
|
42.2
|
43.6
|
43
|
35
|
30
|
25
|
26
|
-5
|
| Finland |
5.6
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
1.9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Former
Yugoslavia |
5.0
|
3.7
|
4.1
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
2.9
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
-4
|
| France |
97.9
|
92.5
|
91.0
|
93.8
|
90.8
|
86.1
|
86.0
|
82.5
|
66
|
53
|
42
|
39
|
37
|
-8
|
| Germany |
131.6
|
122.8
|
146.8
|
152.2
|
157.1
|
132.6
|
146.1
|
129.7
|
121
|
122
|
105
|
98
|
88
|
-3
|
| Greece |
34.5
|
31.3
|
31.3
|
30.7
|
30.2
|
30.3
|
34.3
|
33.0
|
31
|
30
|
28
|
25
|
23
|
-3
|
| Hungary |
15.1
|
12.8
|
12.5
|
13.7
|
13.1
|
12.6
|
6.4
|
5.6
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
-10
|
| Italy |
154.1
|
160.8
|
158.3
|
164.8
|
169.5
|
172.7
|
170.1
|
174.0
|
171
|
161
|
122
|
122
|
120
|
-2
|
| Netherland |
8.1
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Norway |
1.0
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Poland |
34.3
|
29.4
|
31.3
|
30.0
|
26.2
|
22.2
|
23.9
|
24.4
|
23
|
23
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
-4
|
| Portugal |
71.3
|
70.2
|
70.1
|
80.2
|
69.5
|
71.6
|
78.6
|
77.8
|
57
|
47
|
36
|
32
|
29
|
-7
|
| Romania |
36.5
|
34.2
|
25.4
|
21.1
|
5.4
|
10.4
|
18.4
|
16.6
|
22
|
18
|
16
|
12
|
16
|
-7
|
| Solvak
Rep. |
1.9
|
10.2
|
9.8
|
10.4
|
10.2
|
10.2
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Spain |
97.4
|
99.4
|
100.0
|
108.4
|
90.1
|
90.0
|
88.5
|
100.2
|
75
|
60
|
51
|
46
|
44
|
-6
|
| Sweden |
5.9
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
7.1
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
-2
|
| Switzerland |
68.7
|
51.8
|
36.4
|
42.8
|
41.2
|
40.6
|
33.3
|
30.9
|
25
|
24
|
22
|
21
|
20
|
-10
|
| U.K. |
41.1
|
14.7
|
14.9
|
15.3
|
11.5
|
7.3
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
937.1
|
888.5
|
872.5
|
910.6
|
891.2
|
861.1
|
815.0
|
804.8
|
1130
|
1059
|
972
|
945
|
935
|
-3
|
|
|
| Armenia |
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Azerbaijan |
4.7
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
| Byelaruss |
6.5
|
5.0
|
4.5
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.7
|
6.5
|
7.4
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
2
|
| Estonia |
8.0
|
6.1
|
5.5
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
7
|
7.9
|
9.1
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
| Georgia |
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Kazakhstan |
8.9
|
2.6
|
1.8
|
1.4
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
2.7
|
4.1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
-6
|
| Kirghizastan |
4.3
|
3.3
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
5.0
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
| Latvia |
2.2
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
| Lithuania |
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.4
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.8
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-5
|
| Moldova |
8.0
|
6.1
|
5.5
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
7
|
7.9
|
9.1
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
| Russia |
210.3
|
173.1
|
140.8
|
164.1
|
150.1
|
166.8
|
252.7
|
248.9
|
312
|
321
|
292
|
298
|
298
|
3
|
| Tahjkistan |
5.4
|
4.2
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
| Turkmenistan |
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Ukarine |
26.1
|
19.9
|
18.0
|
20.4
|
19.9
|
22.8
|
26.0
|
29
|
30
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
1
|
| Uzbekistan |
56.3
|
59.3
|
57.9
|
55.2
|
40.4
|
58.9
|
40.8
|
72.5
|
61
|
65
|
64
|
63
|
70
|
2
|
|
| CIS
& FORMER USSR |
348.8
|
292.0
|
252.0
|
279.4
|
1250.3
|
293.4
|
369.8
|
409.4
|
459
|
471
|
438
|
444
|
453
|
2
|
|
|
| ASIA/OCEANIA |
| Australia |
6.6
|
7.9
|
8.4
|
7.3
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
(6)
|
| Bangladesh |
7.6
|
7.8
|
9.6
|
10.7
|
11.4
|
12.4
|
9.0
|
9.1
|
9
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
5
|
| China
(Hong Kong) |
96.0
|
89.5
|
73.3
|
75.8
|
69.6
|
70.9
|
63.1
|
60.7
|
58
|
44
|
36
|
36
|
29
|
(9)
|
| China
(Taiwan) |
244.5
|
195.0
|
174.5
|
189.3
|
196.5
|
205.0
|
173.5
|
165.1
|
155
|
143
|
135
|
129
|
124
|
(6)
|
| China
(Mainland) |
2258.1
|
2384.7
|
2288.4
|
2625.5
|
2461.2
|
2559.6
|
3029.3
|
3221.8
|
2892
|
3181
|
3607
|
3978
|
4173
|
5
|
| India |
1498.0
|
1570.0
|
1675.0
|
1830.0
|
1625.4
|
1790.3
|
1767.4
|
1757.4
|
1750
|
1615
|
1742
|
2071
|
2134
|
3
|
| Indonesia |
369.6
|
314.9
|
353.3
|
369.6
|
365.0
|
418.6
|
411.2
|
426.7
|
397
|
380
|
379
|
390
|
398
|
1
|
| Iran |
110.9
|
109.2
|
114.7
|
120.4
|
108.7
|
111.8
|
85.0
|
74.0
|
129
|
131
|
132
|
135
|
135
|
2
|
| Israel |
31.0
|
29.8
|
27.3
|
23.6
|
22.9
|
23.3
|
6.2
|
2.5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(100)
|
| Japan |
212.2
|
186.1
|
172.0
|
165.8
|
159.0
|
139.2
|
126.8
|
116.9
|
103
|
97
|
92
|
81
|
80
|
(8)
|
| Korea,
Rep. |
57.1
|
44.4
|
34.0
|
28.6
|
26.9
|
30.9
|
33.3
|
34.4
|
35
|
32
|
29
|
28
|
27
|
(6)
|
| Myanmar
(Burma) |
18.3
|
19.4
|
24.0
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| Pakistan |
598.3
|
702.2
|
753.0
|
783.4
|
679.2
|
739.0
|
1028.5
|
1067.6
|
1746
|
1687
|
1868
|
3090
|
3203
|
13
|
| Philippines |
75.1
|
75.1
|
79.4
|
59.6
|
49.3
|
66.2
|
58.0
|
59.0
|
47
|
38
|
31
|
57
|
54
|
(3)
|
|
Sri
Lanka
|
27.0
|
23.0
|
21.0
|
20.0
|
23.0
|
25.2
|
18.0
|
16.0
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
(10)
|
| Syria |
7.9
|
10.7
|
5.9
|
8.6
|
7.5
|
10.7
|
15.9
|
17.5
|
28
|
30
|
33
|
35
|
36
|
13
|
| Thailand |
286.1
|
314.8
|
312.1
|
277.3
|
261.0
|
265.2
|
288.4
|
303.9
|
343
|
340
|
337
|
208
|
209
|
(3)
|
| Turkey |
281.0
|
275.3
|
272.0
|
330.1
|
305.3
|
317.2
|
480.0
|
487.6
|
534
|
543
|
585
|
608
|
613
|
7
|
| TOTAL
ASIA/OCEANIA: |
6190.8
|
6366.2
|
6401.9
|
6931.3
|
6386.5
|
6799.9
|
7605.2
|
7831.2
|
8248
|
8290
|
9034
|
10873
|
11243
|
5
|
|
|
WORLD
TOTAL:
|
9589.1
|
9597.7
|
9681.7
|
10450.2
|
10803.3
|
10185.8
|
11008.3
|
11038
|
11661
|
11604
|
12340
|
13793
|
14132
|
3
|
|
NOTE: % Growth represent 12 Years Average
Source : ICAC
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