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Bangladesh RMG productivity up 4.19% in 10 yrs due to automation: BIDS
The study covered six processes: knitting, weaving, wet processing, cutting, sewing and end-finishing . It explored whether technological convergence was taking place across firms and tasks.
The eight products covered included knit-lingerie, denim trouser, sweater, T-shirt, jacket, woven trouser, woven shirt and home textile.
Bangladesh saw a garment productivity boost in cutting and knitting due to automation and technological upgradation, while jacket production has seen high efficiency, a study revealed.
The garment industry maintained a compound annual productivity growth rate of 4.19 per cent in 10 years.
Cutting saw an annual productivity rise of 11.13 per cent, knitting 9.85 per cent and wet processing 6.11 per cent.
Automation-intensive areas drove the strongest performance, with cutting achieving an annual productivity increase of 11.13 per cent, knitting 9.85 per cent and wet processing 6.11 per cent, the study revealed.
In contrast, sewing, which remained the least automated and most labour-dependent component of the production chain, posted the lowest growth of 3.57 per cent.
Weaving and end finishing gained moderate growth of 4.43 per cent and 4.78 per cent respectively.
The garment industry maintained a compound annual productivity growth rate of 4.19 per cent during the last 10 years, domestic media outlets reported citing the study.
Jackets and knit lingerie emerged as the top-performing categories with 6.59 per cent and 6.43 per cent average annual productivity growth respectively, while traditional woven items like trousers and shirts showed significantly slower growth of 1.15 per cent and 3.0 per cent growth respectively.
Other products showing strong productivity growth included knit sweaters (6.05 per cent), home textiles (5.58 per cent), and T-shirts (4.39 per cent).
Technologies previously exclusive to large companies, including automated cutting, semi-automatic sewing heads, laser/ozone finishing, auto-dosing in dyeing, and digital QC tools, were becoming widespread in medium-scale factories, the study found.
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While trends in high frequency indicators for January-February 2026 appear favourable, the heightened uncertainty around the duration of the Middle East conflict casts a shadow on the near-term macroeconomic outlook for India amid high import dependency for items like crude oil, natural gas and fertilisers, it noted.
India’s FY27 GDP growth is likely to slow to 6.5 per cent from the projected 7.5 per cent in FY26 owing to the impact of higher energy prices and concerns around energy availability, ICRA Ratings said.
The heightened uncertainty around the duration of the Iran war casts a shadow on the near-term macroeconomic outlook for India.
If the conflict lasts longer, the adverse effects could widen across sectors.
If the conflict lasts for an extended period, the adverse implications of the same could widen across sectors, amid an uptick in input costs and the consequent impact on profitability of the India corporate sector.
Amid the projected uptrend in the consumer price index-based inflation in FY27 with risks tilted to the upside, ICRA Ratings expects an extended pause on the policy rates by the central bank’s monetary policy committee in the fiscal despite the anticipated softening in the GDP growth. However, it expects the Reserve Bank of India to continue to intervene on the liquidity front during FY27.
The available data for January–February FY2026 indicate a positive trend across most non-agricultural indicators, with the year-on-year performance of 12 out of 18 indicators improving compared to the third quarter of FY26, while the remaining six deteriorated.
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Indonesia’s apparel exports rose modestly to $8.705 billion in 2025 from $8.316 billion in 2024, reflecting gradual recovery.
The US remained dominant, accounting for over 56 per cent of shipments, highlighting growing market dependence.
While Japan, South Korea and Europe offered stability, exports stayed concentrated in key products and segments.
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Methanol prices in India have surged nearly 150 per cent from pre-Iran–US tension levels, tracking a sharp rise in crude oil and tightening global energy markets.
Hormuz disruption risks, limited rerouting capacity, rising freight and insurance costs, and constrained imports are fuelling volatility, with prices seen approaching ₹90 per kg.
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