India’s textile exports grew 19.87% year-on-year (YoY) to US $ 1,946.93 million in September 2026, while apparel exports increased 13.68% to US $ 1,133.90 million, according to the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), based on data from the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Combined textile and apparel (T&A) exports rose 17.51% to US $ 3,080.83 million during the month. However, during April–September 2026, textile exports increased 9.05% to US $ 10,874.80 million, while apparel exports declined 6.19% to US $ 7,282.93 million. As a result, cumulative T&A exports grew 2.38% to US $ 18,157.73 million.
Among product categories, exports of man-made fibre (MMF) yarn, fabrics and made-ups increased 11.23% to US $ 451.19 million in September 2026. During April–September, exports of these products rose 4.19% to US $ 2,501.48 million.
Meanwhile, India’s total merchandise exports increased 23.04% to US $ 44,400.33 million in September 2026 and 18.51% to US $ 259,888.42 million during April–September.
Despite the growth in export value, textiles and apparel accounted for 6.94% of India’s total exports in September, down from 7.27% a year earlier. Their share during April–September also declined to 6.99% from 8.09%.
On the import side, imports of textile yarn, fabrics and made-ups rose 6.45% to US $ 251.89 million in September 2026. However, during April–September, imports of these products declined 0.89% to US $ 1,305.43 million.
