Yarn orders in Brazil where up by 8.6 percent but down in Europe by 1.6 percent. Compared to previous year's Quarter yarn orders in Brazil rose by 11.9 percent and fell in Europe by 5.0 percent.
Fabric orders were lower both in Brazil and Europe (-11.6 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively) but still higher than in the previous year's Quarter (+0.4 percent and +0.5 percent, respectively). Fabric orders in Korea dropped by 43.6 percent compared to the previous Quarter and by 55.1 percent on an annual basis reaching the lowest order volume ever.
International Textile Manufacturers Federation