Sewing Success? Part 2

Table 11.21 Indian Shipments of Short-Staple Spindles Country/region

Shipments (# machines) 2000–09 2008 2009

World China India Vietnam Bangladesh Myanmar Mexico Pakistan Cambodia Morocco

80,210 41,585 16,085 1,993 3,613 199 415 5,549 79 67

8,640.3 3,687.3 2,527.7 579.3 642.1 19.3 26.9 238.0 — —

7,204.4 5,036.6 1,372.2 111.1 107.5 88.6 27.6 16.5 — —

2000–09 100.0 51.8 20.1 2.5 4.5 0.2 0.5 6.9 0.1 0.1

Source: Brocklehurst and Anson 2010a. Note: Honduras and Sri Lanka data are not available; n.a .= not applicable; — = not available.

Share of world (%) 2008 100.0 42.7 29.3 6.7 7.4 0.2 0.3 2.8 — —

2009

2000–09

100.0 69.9 19.0 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.2 — —

n.a. 1 2 6 4 17 12 3 27 32

Global rank 2008 n.a. 1 2 4 3 17 15 6 — —

2009 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 13 16 — —

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Sewing Success? Part 2

Published on Mar 21, 2012

World Bank Publications

Part 2: The end of the MFA was followed by rising apparel exports, falling prices, and a reallocation of production and employment between countries. There were also significant changes within countries. The first main finding of this report is that export and employment patterns after the MFA/ATC did not necessarily match predictions. While many predicted that production would shift to low-wage countries, this book shows that only 13 percent of variation in export changes post-MFA can be explained by the differences in wage levels. Second, changes in exports are usually, but not always, good indicators of what happens to wages and employment within countries. This is especially important for policy because it shows that simply using exports as a metric of 'success' in terms of helping the poor is not sufficient.experience in manufacturing.

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