2018-10-09
According to the Brazilian textile and apparel industry association (Abit) data show that now (2018) in the first half of the textile clothing industry production fell 3.8%, single textile industry, is also a recession, production fell by 0.9%.January to may of textile and apparel industry and retail sales fell 3.5%.
Abit President Fernando Pimentel says, for poor performance in the first half of this year, there are many tableland, this year the winter is not cold, trucker strike, during the World Cup consumption fell, and uncertainty of the elections, which allowed the industry performance than expected in the first half of the year.
In addition, in the aspect of creating formal employment opportunities, but also is worse than expected.According to P President says, is the history of Brazil's most slowly out of the period of economic recession.Canal, said the trucker strike helped make cause the loss of 4 to 5, moreover, consumers under considerations of personal credit to improve the durability of be fond of buy consumer goods, such as cars and high value products.In the Brazilian World Cup broadcast temporarily shut down the business, also be regarded as one of garment sales decline reasons.Chairman P that some sectors such as bars, restaurants, will benefit, but some sectors is consumption to reduce losses.
Abit also revised forecast for this year, the association of g