|
| WORLD
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON, FIBRE & WOOL
(1000 TONS) |
|
Period
|
Cotton
|
Man-Made
Fibre
|
Wool
|
Total
|
%
OF TOTAL
|
|
Cotton
|
Man-Made
Fibre
|
Wool
|
|
1960
|
10,356
|
3,302
|
1,495
|
15,153
|
68
|
22
|
9.9
|
|
1970
|
12,105
|
8,136
|
1,500
|
21,741
|
56
|
37
|
6.9
|
|
1980
|
14,295
|
13,718
|
1,567
|
29,580
|
48
|
46
|
5.3
|
|
1990
|
18,602
|
17,652
|
1,628
|
37,882
|
49
|
47
|
4.3
|
|
1991
|
18,566
|
17,706
|
1,801
|
38,073
|
49
|
47
|
4.7
|
|
1992
|
18,642
|
18,488
|
1,757
|
38,877
|
48
|
48
|
4.5
|
|
1993
|
18,562
|
18,916
|
1,649
|
39,117
|
47
|
48
|
4.2
|
|
1994
|
18,449
|
20,242
|
1,723
|
40,410
|
46
|
50
|
4.3
|
|
1995
|
18,527
|
20,800
|
1,554
|
40,860
|
45
|
51
|
3.8
|
|
1996
|
19,016
|
22,035
|
1,492
|
42,704
|
45
|
52
|
3.5
|
|
1997
|
19,318
|
24,713
|
1,497
|
45,277
|
43
|
54
|
3.2
|
|
1998
|
19,113
|
25,580
|
1,478
|
45,470
|
42
|
55
|
3.2
|
|
1999
|
19,428
|
26,671
|
1,485
|
45,691
|
42
|
55
|
3.1
|
|
2000
|
19,950
|
27,629
|
1,495
|
46,203
|
42
|
55
|
3.0
|
|
2001
|
20,108
|
28,434
|
1,361
|
49,903
|
40
|
57
|
2.7
|
|
2002
|
20,821
|
30,129
|
1,308
|
52,258
|
40
|
58
|
2.5
|
|
2003
|
21,256
|
31,703
|
1,206
|
54,165
|
39
|
59
|
2.2
|
|
2004
|
22,434
|
34,180
|
1,219
|
57,833
|
39
|
59
|
2.1
|
|
2005
|
24412
|
35984
|
1234
|
61630
|
40
|
58
|
2.0
|
|
2006
|
25742
|
37419
|
1227
|
64388
|
40
|
58
|
1.9
|
|
2007
|
26822
|
39303
|
1289
|
67414
|
40
|
58
|
1.9
|
|
2008
|
27370
|
44479
|
1459
|
73308
|
37
|
61
|
2.0
|
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Source : ICAC
 
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