India Vs Pakistan | Exports Of Denim To US From 2014 To 2017

Though Pakistan has much bigger exports of denim apparel to US than India, still it would be interesting to see how their respective performance show up relative to each other in terms of growth , prices etc.

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1. All Denim Apparels

The imports of all denim apparels into USA from India shows that the imports from the year 2014 to 2017 , was manifold times less than as compared with the imports in Pakistan.The imports of all denim apparels in 2014 shows that  India was very close to  4 million pcs whereas the imports in Pakistan was little more than 21 million pcs, further the imports in India for  2015 was little more than 4 million pcs whereas the imports in Pakistan was little more than 22 million pcs, Similarly, in India for the year 2016 and 2017 was close to 3 million pcs and little more than 3 million pcs and the imports in Pakistan for the same period was close to 24 millon pcs and 26 million pcs respectively.

a. India

b. Pakistan

It we look at the above 2 graphs, we find that Indian exports fell down maximum in 2016 and have recovered in 2017 – though they are still less than what they were in 2014. Besides, India was always a more expensive sourcing location but in the year 2017, Pakistan became costlier than India in terms of average price. This also reflects that Pakistan is fast moving up the value chain and selling more quantity at better prices.

2. Men’s Jeans

The imports of men’s jeans in India for 2014 was close to 2 million pcs and for Pakistan was little more than 9 million pcs for the same period, further the imports in the year 2015 was also close to 2 million pcs and in Pakistan was little more than 10 million pcs for the same period . Similarly, the imports in India for 2016 and 2017 was close to 1 million pcs whereas the imports in Pakistan for the same period was little more than 10 million pcs in 2016 and about 12 million pcs respectively. India is considerably weak when it comes to MEN’S Jeans. Only about 30% of its exports is Men’s jeans whereas in case of Pakistan it is about 50%.

a. India

b. Pakistan

3. Women’s Jeans

The imports of women’s jeans in India for the year 2014 was close to 2 million pcs (over double that of Men’s jeans)  and for Pakistan was close to 12 million pcs for the same period, further the imports in India for 2015 was close to 3 million pcs and for Pakistan imports was close to 12 million pcs , Similarly the imports in India for the year was little more than 2 million pcs in both the year 2016 and 2017 whereas the imports  for the same period was close to 13 million pcs and 14 million pcs respectively. India’s exports are almost stagnant for women jeans whereas increased their exports by over 15% on a much larger base. But 2017 figures give an impression that India is somehow making a comeback.

a. India

b. Pakistan

In the pricing also we can see that India’s prices which were much higher than Pakistan before , are now getting lower . If fact in 2017 , the prices were almost 30% lower than that of Pakistan.

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