Bangladesh is a small country adjacent to India, but Bangladesh exports to the United States for the first time in history than India.

From August 2008, Bangladesh clothing exports to the US have increased by 10%, while India's exports to the United States have decreased by 3% during the same period.

The United States imports about 70 billion dollars in clothing every year, and exports to the United States account for 25% of all clothing exports in India. The United States is the largest market in India.

Bangladesh's exports to the US have now risen to fifth place, so India has retreated to sixth place.

The export target of India 2008-09 fiscal year is US $11 billion 620 million, but from the current situation, it seems that we can only finish 8 billion 780 million dollars.

Bangladesh and Vietnam and other countries clothing exports increased year by year.

Despite the global crisis, Vietnam's textile and garment industry increased significantly in 2008 to a higher level than in 2007, and hit a record high.

These countries can surpass India because their prices are competitive.

Bangladesh has some larger and more advanced clothing companies whose productivity exceeds that of India clothing companies, making Bangladesh have an advantage in terms of price, and their labor costs are also lower than those in India.

India's labour cost is almost two times that of Bangladesh.

Labor cost is a big part in the production cost of garment manufacturers.

India textile and garment export enterprises have been calling on the government to help them to overcome the crisis, and various textile organizations have submitted numerous memorandums of understanding.

But first of all, exporters must enhance their competitiveness and solve bottlenecks so that they can survive the crisis and maintain a relatively substantial growth rate.

Wang Xiaonan: editor in charge