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2 Pakistan’s place in the world
2.1 Pakistan is a major player
Pakistan is a world player and world power in so far as
cotton and cotton manufacturers are concerned. The only problem
is that we do not act like one. Pakistan’s place in world is
given in Table 5.
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Table 5. Pakistan's place in
world for cotton and textiles |
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Pakistan |
Percentage |
Rank |
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Cotton production |
9.5 |
4th |
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Cotton consumption |
10.0 |
3rd |
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Yarn production |
9.0 |
3rd |
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Yarn export |
26.0 |
2nd |
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Cloth production |
7.0 |
3rd |
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Cloth export |
14.0 |
3rd |
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Source: (1) Anon - The
Pakistan Cotton Vol. 50 No 182 Jan, June 2006. |
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