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Women’s employment in the textile manufacturing sectors of Bangladesh and Morocco<br />

Annex Table 3: Growth of RMG exports (1977-1997)<br />

Year RMG exports (million US$) Share in total exports (%)<br />

All RMG* Knit RMG All RMG Knit RMG<br />

1976-77 0.07 - 0.02 -<br />

1979-80 0.67 - 0.09 -<br />

1982-83 10.8 - 1.58 -<br />

1984-85 116.2 - 12.44 -<br />

1986-87 298.7 - 27.81 -<br />

1989-90 624.1 14.8 40.95 0.97<br />

1992-93 1,444.9 204.5 60.64 8.58<br />

1994-95 2,228.2 393.3 64.17 11.32<br />

1995-96 2,547.1 598.3 65.61 15.41<br />

1996-97** 3,001.2 763.3 67.92 17.28<br />

* Exports include both woven and knit-RMG.<br />

** Exports of 1996-97 are estimates based on export per<strong>for</strong>mance between July-<br />

April, FY 1997.<br />

Source: Export Promotion Bureau, Annual Report (various years).<br />

Annex Table 4:<br />

Projected female employment in textile and apparel<br />

sectors under normal and self-sufficiency conditions<br />

(1995-2005) (million person years)<br />

Sub-sector of textiles/ 1995 2000 2005<br />

apparel industry (Base year) Normal Self- Normal Selfsufficiency<br />

conditions sufficiency<br />

conditions<br />

conditions<br />

RMG<br />

Local 0.084 0.161 0.161 0.273 0.273<br />

Export-oriented 1.080 1.742 1.742 2.222 2.222<br />

Dyeing and finishing 0.005 0.014 0.032 0.036 0.128<br />

Weaving (powerloom) 0.003 0.010 0.034 0.025 0.149<br />

Handloom 0.324 0.441 0.441 0.599 0.599<br />

Silk 0.120 0.163 0.163 0.225 0.225<br />

Knitting and hosiery 0.007 0.013 0.013 0.025 0.025<br />

Spinning 0.013 0.026 0.093 0.043 0.397<br />

Total 1.636 2.570 2.679 3.448 4.018<br />

Source: Ministry of Commerce, 1996.<br />

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