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  2. Textile industry - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]

  3. Textile industry in China - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry in China is the largest in the world in both overall production and exports. [1] China exported $274 billion in textiles in 2013, a volume that was nearly seven times that of Bangladesh, the second largest exporter with $40 billion in exports. [2] This accounted for 43.1% of global clothing exports. [3]

  4. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The largest manufacturing industry in Mughal India was textile manufacturing, particularly cotton textile manufacturing, which included the production of piece goods, calicos, and muslins, available unbleached and in a variety of colours. The cotton textile industry was responsible for a large part of India's international trade. [78]

  5. China Insight: China’s Textile Industry — From Big to Strong

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    The textile industry in China is the largest in the world in overall production, exports and retail, with an output of 58 million tons a year in the fiber categories alone, accounting for more ...

  6. Cotton production in China - Wikipedia

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    It is the main input for textile industry of the country with cotton textiles now accounting for 80% use vis-à-vis 95% in the 1950s. The cotton textile industry employs over 10 million people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its production in 2012–13 was 7.6 million tons, but in 2013–14 it dropped to 7 million tons. [ 3 ]

  7. Amoskeag Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Following the rebellion, the country's rapid industrialization resumed, with Manchester becoming a textile center greater than its namesake. Company engineers built more factories, lining both sides of the Merrimack. Mill No. 11 was the world's largest cotton mill, 900 feet (270 m) long, 103 feet (31 m) wide, and containing 4000 looms.

  8. At one of the world’s largest secondhand textile markets ...

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    At one of the world’s largest secondhand textile markets, discarded clothes are getting a new lease on life. Jenny Marc, CNN. August 14, 2023 at 12:04 PM. ... Today, about 15 former kayayei have ...

  9. Clothing industry - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry is the largest manufacturing industry in Pakistan, the fourth largest global producer of cotton, and the eighth largest exporter of textile products in Asia. It contributes to 8.5% of GDP and provides employment to 30% of the 56 million strong national workforce, or 40% of industrial employment.