{"id":923351,"date":"2026-07-29T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/weak-us-demand-rising-asian-competition-drag-indias-garment-exports-tirupur-exporters\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:13:33","slug":"weak-us-demand-rising-asian-competition-drag-indias-garment-exports-tirupur-exporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/weak-us-demand-rising-asian-competition-drag-indias-garment-exports-tirupur-exporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Weak US demand, rising Asian competition drag India\u2019s garment exports: Tirupur exporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131804939,imgsize-1476999,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/garments.jpg\" alt=\"Weak US demand, rising Asian competition drag India\u2019s garment exports: Tirupur exporters\" title=\"Representative image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>TIRUPUR: India\u2019s readymade garments (RMG) export decline in April\u2013May 2026 was driven mainly by weaker demand in the US, with shipments to that country down 9.5% in 2025\u201326 vs 2024\u201325, pulling overall performance down.<span data-pos=\"2\"><\/span>In dollar terms, RMG exports declined 14.2% in May 2026 compared with May 2025, and fell 13.0% in the April\u2013May 2026 period to $2,508.7 million from $2,882.8 million a year earlier. In rupee terms, the fall was comparatively milder, with cumulative exports at Rs 23,734.5 crore, down 3.6% from Rs 24,609.8 crore, indicating currency movement partly cushioned the impact.<span data-pos=\"5\"><\/span>The Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) attributed the main drag to the US, which accounts for nearly one-third of India\u2019s total RMG exports. <\/p>\n<p>Exports to the US declined 9.5% in 2025-26 versus 2024-25, weighing on overall performance amid cautious retail buying and softer consumer demand.<span data-pos=\"10\"><\/span>At the same time, TEA flagged a shifting global sourcing landscape as brands reduce reliance on China. During January\u2013April 2026, Bangladesh remained the second-largest apparel supplier to the US and stayed ahead of China for the fourth consecutive month, largely because China\u2019s shipments to the US fell by over 50%. <\/p>\n<p>However, Bangladesh did not fully capitalise on the shift as its own apparel exports to the US also declined in the period.<span data-pos=\"14\"><\/span>Competing sourcing destinations, including Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia, captured a larger share of the \u201cChina-plus-one\u201d opportunity, TEA said. Vietnam retained its top supplier position with exports of $5.16 billion, while Indonesia grew 2.3% and Cambodia expanded 14.1%, supported by stronger cost competitiveness, broader product offerings, efficient supply chains, shorter lead times and higher buyer confidence.<span data-pos=\"17\"><\/span>Despite the overall downturn, India saw growth in several non-US markets in 2025-26, with exports to the UK rising 4.7%, UAE 6.4%, Germany 9.3%, Spain 7.5%, Italy 11.5% and Japan 23.3%, underlining the role of market diversification.<span data-pos=\"19\"><\/span>TEA said the decline reflects weaker US demand, intensified competition and the need to improve costs, productivity, logistics, lead times and market access.<span data-pos=\"21\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/coimbatore\/weak-us-demand-rising-asian-competition-drag-indias-garment-exports-tirupur-exporters\/articleshow\/131804943.cms\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TIRUPUR: India\u2019s readymade garments (RMG) export decline in April\u2013May 2026 was driven mainly by weaker demand in the US, with shipments to that country down 9.5% in 2025\u201326 vs 2024\u201325, pulling overall performance down. In dollar terms, RMG exports declined 14.2% in May 2026 compared with May 2025, and fell 13.0% in the April\u2013May 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25135,1037],"tags":[6567,11725],"class_list":["post-923351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-demand","category-rising","tag-demand","tag-rising"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}