Manufacturing costs covered in the report are based on parameters specified by the textile machinery companies Rieter, Barmag, Sultex and Mayer & Cie., and thus the representative cost structure for each country is derived from both “bottom-up” (investment analysis) and “top-down” (surveyed) standpoints.
While not attempting to exhaustively explain the final sales price of yarns and fabrics, the International Production Cost Comparison nonetheless provides a unique basis for considering variations in international costs on a technically robust, yet accessible, foundation.
International Textile Manufacturers Federation