Portuguese textile exports drop 6.7%

CENESTAP Textile Observatory reported that the Portuguese Textile and clothing sector registered exports worth 4.1 billion euros in 2005 representing a decrease of 6.7 percent compared to 2004. The clothing sector was the most penalised with a decrease of 9.8 percent.

Contradicting the negative tendencies were the synthetic and artificial segment of the textile industry which recorded an increase of 27 percent. Special and tufted cloth also saw orders increased 20.6 percent and impregnated cloth rose 8.6 percent.

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