INTERNATIONAL COST COMPARISONS

Total Costs of Ring-Yarn 2006

(In US$ per kg. yarn)
Cost Element
Waste

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (depreciation &

interest)

Manufacturing Cost (A)

Raw Material
Total Yarn costs (per
kg yarn)
Index (Italy:100)

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

0.20

0.26

0.15

0.19

0.20

0.21

0.18

7%

9%

7%

6%

8%

8%

6%

0.08

0.03

0.04

0.77

0.23

0.19

0.50

3%

1%

2%

24%

9%

7%

18%

0.17

0.27

0.32

0.35

0.20

0.28

0.15

6%

9%

15%

11%

8%

11%

5%

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.12

0.11

0.10

0.11

4%

4%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

0.75

0.43

0.44

0.46

0.45

0.41

0.65

28%

15%

21%

14%

18%

16%

23%

1.29

1.09

1.05

1.89

1.18

1.19

1.59

49%

38%

49%

59%

46%

46%

57%

1.36

1.80

1.08

1.31

1.36

1.42

1.22

51%

62%

51%

41%

54%

54%

43%

2.65

2.89

2.13

3.20

2.54

2.61

2.81

(83)

(90)

(67)

(100)

(79)

(82)

(88)

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Cost of O-E yarn - 2006

(In US $ per kg. yarn)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

0.09

0.12

0.07

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.08

5%

5%

5%

4%

5%

5%

4%

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.18

0.06

0.05

0.11

1%

1%

1%

9%

3%

2%

7%

0.08

0.13

0.16

0.18

0.10

0.14

0.08

4%

6%

10%

9%

6%

7%

4%

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

4%

3%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

0.30

0.18

0.18

0.20

0.19

0.17

0.27

16%

8%

12%

10%

10%

9%

16%

0.57

0.52

0.50

0.72

0.51

0.53

0.62

31%

23%

33%

37%

28%

28%

35%

1.28

1.76

1.02

1.24

1.29

1.36

1.13

69%

77%

67%

63%

72%

72%

64%

Total yarn costs (A+B)

(per kg. yarn)

1.85

2.28

1.52

1.96

1.80

1.89

1.75

Index (Italy:100)

(95)

(116)

(77)

(100)

(92)

(96)

(90)

Waste

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (Depreciation &

interest)

Manufacturing Cost (A)

Raw Material (B)

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Textured yarn - 2006

(In US $ per kg. yarn)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.06

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

2%

3%

0.08

0.02

0.02

0.22

0.11

0.11

0.18

4%

1%

1%

10%

6%

5%

8%

0.12

0.14

0.17

0.17

0.12

0.14

0.11

5%

8%

10%

7%

6%

6%

5%

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.29

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.12

0.17

0.22

13%

7%

7%

6%

6%

8%

10%

0.56

0.34

0.37

0.60

0.42

0.49

0.59

25%

20%

21%

26%

21%

22%

26%

1.68

1.40

1.40

1.70

1.54

1.70

1.70

75%

80%

79%

74%

79%

78%

74%

Total yarn Costs (per

kg yarn)

2.24

1.74

1.77

2.30

1.96

2.19

2.29

Index (Italy:100)

(97)

(76)

(77)

(100)

(85)

(95)

(100)

Packing

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (Depreciation &

interest)

Manufacturing Cost (A)

Raw Material (B)

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing Costs of O-E Yarn Weaving - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.006

0.005

0.005

0.009

0.006

0.008

0.008

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

3%

2%

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.21

0.09

0.05

0.14

11%

5%

5%

49%

34%

20%

44%

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.03

0.02

0.03

14%

24%

24%

13%

13%

10%

8%

0.03

0.04

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.03

13%

20%

27%

14%

21%

31%

11%

0.08

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.06

0.07

0.07

37%

39%

33%

16%

24%

29%

23%

0.04

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.03

22%

9%

8%

6%

5%

7%

11%

Total manufacturing
costs (per metre of
fabric)

0.20

0.18

0.22

0.43

0.26

0.24

0.31

Index (Italy:100)

(48)

(43)

(51)

(100)

(60)

(56)

(72)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing Costs of Ring Yarn Weaving - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.005

0.004

0.004

0.007

0.004

0.006

0.006

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.18

0.08

0.04

0.13

10%

5%

5%

45%

32%

19%

42%

0.03

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.04

0.03

0.03

15%

26%

27%

16%

15%

12%

9%

0.03

0.03

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.03

12%

18%

23%

13%

19%

26%

10%

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

38%

41%

35%

18%

27%

32%

25%

0.05

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.03

22%

9%

9%

6%

6%

8%

11%

Total manufacturing
costs (US$ per metre of
fabric)

0.21

0.19

0.22

0.40

0.25

0.23

0.30

Index (Italy:100)

(53)

(48)

(56)

(100)

(63)

(58)

(77)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total costs of Woven Ring - Yarn Fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.042

0.053

0.033

0.043

0.042

0.045

0.039

6%

7%

5%

4%

6%

6%

5%

0.037

0.014

0.017

0.324

0.123

0.079

0.222

5%

2%

3%

32%

17%

11%

27%

0.063

0.100

0.119

0.129

0.076

0.082

0.057

9%

14%

19%

13%

10%

11%

7%

0.045

0.053

0.071

0.074

0.068

0.081

0.053

6%

7%

11%

7%

9%

11%

6%

0.270

0.177

0.181

0.185

0.167

0.172

0.234

38%

24%

29%

18%

23%

24%

28%

0.258

0.342

0.205

0.249

0.258

0.270

0.232

36%

46%

33%

25%

35%

37%

28%

Total fabric costs (per

metre of fabric)

0.715

0.74

0.627

1.004

0.733

0.728

0.837

Index (Italy:100)

(71)

(74)

(62)

(100)

(73)

(72)

(83)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (Depreciation &

interest)

Raw Material

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Woven O-E Yarn Fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.028

0.035

0.023

0.030

0.028

0.031

0.027

4%

5%

4%

3%

4%

4%

4%

0.028

0.011

0.014

0.253

0.101

0.059

0.165

4%

1%

2%

28%

14%

8%

22%

0.048

0.077

0.091

0.098

0.058

0.059

0.044

7%

10%

15%

11%

8%

8%

6%

0.046

0.056

0.079

0.082

0.074

0.092

0.054

7%

7%

13%

9%

11%

13%

7%

0.194

0.132

0.135

0.140

0.123

0.129

0.172

29%

18%

23%

15%

17%

18%

23%

0.317

0.437

0.253

0.308

0.320

0.337

0.280

48%

58%

43%

34%

45%

48%

38%

Total fabric costs (per

metre of fabric)

0.662

0.748

0.595

0.911

0.704

0.707

0.741

Index (Italy:100)

(73)

(82)

(65)

(100)

(77)

(78)

(81)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (depreciation &

interest)

Raw Material

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing Costs of Ring Yarn Knitting - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Labour

0.003

0.001

0.001

0.037

0.007

0.005

0.025

9%

4%

5%

53%

24%

21%

56%

0.002

0.004

0.004

0.004

0.003

0.004

0.002

6%

15%

20%

6%

10%

17%

4%

0.007

0.005

0.005

0.010

0.006

0.005

0.005

21%

19%

25%

14%

21%

21%

11%

0.010

0.014

0.007

0.013

0.010

0.007

0.009

30%

52%

35%

19%

34%

29%

20%

0.011

0.003

0.003

0.006

0.003

0.003

0.004

33%

11%

15%

9%

10%

13%

9%

Total manufacturing
costs ( per metre of
fabric)

0.033

0.027

0.020

0.070

0.029

0.024

0.045

Index (Italy:100)

(47)

(39)

(29)

(100)

(41)

(34)

(64)

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Knitted Ring - Yarn Fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.045

0.060

0.036

0.043

0.045

0.047

0.041

7%

9%

7%

5%

7%

8%

6%

0.021

0.007

0.009

0.214

0.059

0.048

0.139

3%

1%

2%

27%

10%

8%

20%

0.041

0.066

0.077

0.085

0.049

0.069

0.037

6%

9%

15%

11%

8%

11%

5%

0.031

0.029

0.029

0.036

0.030

0.029

0.031

5%

4%

6%

5%

5%

5%

5%

0.192

0.117

0.112

0.125

0.116

0.105

0.162

30%

17%

22%

16%

19%

17%

24%

0.313

0.414

0.248

0.301

0.313

0.327

0.281

49%

60%

49%

38%

51%

52%

41%

Total fabric costs ( per

metre of fabric)

0.643

0.692

0.511

0.805

0.612

0.624

0.691

Index (Italy:100)

(80)

(86)

(63)

(100)

(76)

(77)

(86)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (depreciation &

interest)

Raw Material

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing costs of O-E Yarn Knitting - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Labour

0.004

0.001

0.002

0.047

0.009

0.006

0.031

10%

3%

8%

52%

26%

21%

54%

0.003

0.004

0.005

0.006

0.003

0.005

0.003

7%

13%

20%

7%

9%

17%

5%

0.009

0.006

0.006

0.013

0.007

0.007

0.006

22%

20%

24%

14%

20%

25%

10%

0.012

0.017

0.009

0.017

0.013

0.008

0.012

29%

55%

36%

19%

37%

27%

21%

0.013

0.003

0.003

0.007

0.003

0.003

0.006

32%

10%

12%

8%

9%

10%

10%

Total manufacturing
costs (per metre of
fabric)

0.041

0.031

0.025

0.090

0.035

0.029

0.058

Index (Italy:100)

(46)

(35)

(28)

(100)

(39)

(32)

(64)

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Knitted O-E Yarn Fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.032

0.044

0.025

0.031

0.032

0.034

0.028

5%

5%

4%

4%

5%

5%

4%

0.011

0.003

0.005

0.110

0.029

0.022

0.072

2%

1%

1%

14%

4%

3%

11%

0.033

0.052

0.062

0.069

0.039

0.055

0.030

5%

6%

11%

9%

6%

8%

4%

0.036

0.033

0.033

0.042

0.035

0.035

0.035

5%

4%

6%

5%

5%

5%

5%

0.134

0.084

0.077

0.095

0.083

0.072

0.116

19%

10%

14%

12%

12%

10%

17%

0.458

0.630

0.365

0.444

0.462

0.487

0.405

65%

74%

64%

56%

68%

69%

59%

Total fabric costs (per

metre of fabric)

0.704

0.846

0.568

0.791

0.679

0.705

0.685

Index (Italy:100)

(89)

(107)

(72)

(100)

(86)

(89)

(87)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary Material

Capital (Depreciation &

interest)

Raw material

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing Costs of Textured Yarn Weaving - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste

0.004

0.003

0.004

0.004

0.003

0.006

0.004

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

0.04

0.02

0.02

0.36

0.12

0.06

0.23

12%

6%

6%

55%

34%

20%

46%

0.05

0.07

0.09

0.09

0.06

0.04

0.04

14%

26%

29%

14%

16%

14%

9%

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

11%

13%

12%

6%

11%

13%

8%

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.12

0.11

0.12

0.13

39%

45%

42%

18%

32%

41%

25%

0.08

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.03

0.06

23%

10%

10%

6%

7%

10%

11%

Total manufacturing
costs ( per metre of
fabric)

0.34

0.29

0.31

0.65

0.35

0.30

0.49

Index (Italy:100)

(52(

(44)

(47)

(100)

(54)

(46)

(76)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Woven Textured Yarn fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Waste (Packing)

0.009

0.007

0.008

0.011

0.009

0.011

0.010

2%

1%

2%

1%

2%

2%

1%

0.048

0.018

0.021

0.378

0.132

0.071

0.247

8%

4%

4%

42%

24%

13%

34%

0.060

0.090

0.107

0.112

0.069

0.057

0.054

10%

19%

21%

13%

12%

11%

7%

0.039

0.038

0.039

0.043

0.039

0.040

0.042

7%

8%

8%

5%

7%

8%

6%

0.243

0.169

0.172

0.171

0.148

0.172

0.203

42%

36%

35%

19%

26%

32%

28%

0.178

0.148

0.148

0.18

0.163

0.180

0.180

31%

32%

30%

20%

29%

34%

24%

Total Fabric costs (per

metre of fabric)

0.577

0.471

0.496

0.895

0.560

0.530

0.737

Index (Italy:100)

(65)

(53)

(55)

(100)

(63)

(59)

(82)

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (Depreciation &

interest)

Raw material

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Manufacturing costs of Textured Yarn Knitting - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Labour

0.005

0.001

0.002

0.061

0.012

0.008

0.041

6%

2%

4%

42%

18%

15%

44%

0.004

0.006

0.007

0.007

0.004

0.006

0.003

5%

9%

14%

5%

6%

11%

3%

0.019

0.012

0.013

0.027

0.016

0.015

0.014

23%

19%

25%

18%

24%

28%

15%

0.027

0.038

0.021

0.036

0.029

0.018

0.025

32%

59%

41%

25%

43%

33%

27%

0.029

0.007

0.008

0.015

0.007

0.007

0.011

35%

11%

16%

10%

10%

13%

12%

Total manufacturing
costs (per metre fabric)

0.084

0.064

0.051

146

0.068

0.054

0.094

Index (Italy:100)

(58)

(44)

(35)

(100)

(47)

(37)

(64)

Power

Auxiliary material

Depreciation

Interest

Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers

Federation (ITMF)

Total Costs of Knitted Textured Yarn Fabric - 2006

(In US $ per metre of fabric)
Cost Element

Brazil

China

India

Italy

Korea

Turkey

USA

Packing

0.010

0.008

0.008

0.013

0.010

0.010

0.013

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0.022

0.005

0.006

0.107

0.035

0.031

0.079

4%

1%

1%

17%

7%

6%

14%

0.029

0.035

0.043

0.043

0.029

0.035

0.026

5%

8%

10%

7%

6%

7%

5%

0.023

0.016

0.017

0.031

0.02

0.019

0.018

4%

4%

4%

5%

4%

4%

3%

0.117

0.070

0.054

0.078

0.061

0.061

0.082

21%

16%

13%

12%

13%

12%

14%

0.351

0.293

0.293

0.355

0.322

0.355

0.355

64%

69%

70%

57%

68%

69%

62%

0.552

0.428

0.421

0.627

0.478

0.512

0.573

Labour

Power

Auxiliary material

Capital (depreciation &

interest)

Raw Material

Total fabric costs (per

metre of fabric)

Index (Italy:100)
(88)
(68)
(67)
(100)
(76)
(82)
(91)
Source : International Production cost Comparison '2006, International Textile Manufacturers
Federation (ITMF) & Compendium of International Textile Statistics, 2007published by the Office
of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai