India’s textile exports are gaining momentum
India’s textile exports are gaining momentum, with broad-based growth across cotton, man-made textiles, carpets and handicrafts, highlighting the sector’s expanding export opportunity.
Key insights
- Textile exports grew 16.1% year-on-year to ₹29,776 crore in August 2026.
- Cumulative exports for April–August reached ₹1.43 lakh crore, up 10.3% year-on-year.
- Growth is broad-based across segments rather than concentrated in a single category.
- Cotton textiles rose 18.0%, man-made textiles 13.6% and carpets 11.9%.
- Handicrafts recorded the strongest gain, at 44.0%.
- The breadth of growth points to an expanding, diversified export opportunity for Indian manufacturing.
- As highlighted by PIB, the sector remains important for manufacturing, employment and overall export growth.
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