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The Cotton Textile Industry (Export Performance)

Ambreen Zaman, Naved Hamid


INDUSTRY : Textile

AREA : Business Government/International Economy

ORGANIZATION : Sitara Chemicals Limited

LENGTH : 15

LUMS No : 16-031-88-2

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1988

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KEYWORDS:

Cotton,Textile Industry,Export Performance,Business Government,International Economy,Sitara Chemicals,Limited,Textile


DESCRIPTION:

In 1986, Cotton Textile was still the most important sub-sector of the industry in Pakistan. It employed one-third of the total industrial labour force, accounted for about 30% of the industrial value-added and 60% of the manufactured exports. The industry was based on locally produced cotton, which continued to be Pakistan's main cash crop. Pakistani cotton was graded amongst the world's best cotton in short-staple length varieties. About 2.4 million hectares or about 10% of all cultivated land in Pakistan was under cotton cultivation. Cotton production had always been more than domestic requirements and hence, a significant quantity was exported.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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SUBJECTS COVERED:

Business Government, International Economy