Cotton Spinning Sector.

            The Spinning Sector is the most important segment in the hierarchy of textile production. At present, it is comprised of 521 textile units (50 composite units and 471 spinning units) with 10.1 Million spindles and 114 thousand rotors in operation with capacity utilization of 89 percent and 60 percent respectively, during July – March, 2008-09.

• Yarn Production & Exports.

            The Cotton Spinning Sector has performed slightly better than other sub-sectors.   Beside market  response – easing of raw materials through local supply imports – diversification to blends and the incentives granted under the support packages the Industry has shown mixed response as compared below:-