GENEVA — Within the space of a decade, from 2000 to 2009, emerging economies led by China overtook rich nations’ dominance as the global leaders in value-added manufacturing of apparel and textiles to command 70 percent of world output in both sectors, a United Nations report said.
In 2000, rich countries accounted for 51.9 percent share of value-added manufacturing for textiles versus 48.1 percent for developing nations and 60.2 percent share for apparel compared with 39.8 percent for emerging economies. By 2005, the roles had dramatically reversed, with developing nations surging ahead in production gains to account for 60.5 percent of apparel and 62.9 percent of textiles, and industrialized nations declining to 39.5 percent and 37.1 percent shares, respectively.
Manufacturing data in the “Industrial Development Report” from the Vienna-based U.N. Industrial Development Organization reveals that developing nations increased their stake to 71.6 percent for apparel and 74.9 percent share for textiles in 2009.
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In the same period, rich countries’ share of manufacturing dropped to 28.4 percent for apparel and 25.3 percent for textiles. The report highlights that among developing countries, China is leading in the manufacture of apparel, textiles and footwear, accounting for 60 percent of the combined total. In 2010, China accounted for 15.4 percent share of global value-added manufacturing, up from 6.7 percent in 1990.