appendix f south asia 1 trade data in this overview are united nations for india 2001 were estimated by usitc staff 2 several firms within the larger asian textile and apparel sector have become vertically integrated recent years example bed linens pakistan produced large units that continue to upgrade capacity with new machines when needed 3 not available remains primary engine economic growth an area includes bangladesh sri lanka each of these countries accounts a significant portion traded goods contributing between 25 percent 86 total value exports highly dependent on both jobs export earnings sectors exhibit different degrees specialization while specialize cotton intermediate yarn grey fabric as well towels linen remain oriented
