Courtesy: USAID East Africa Trade HubExports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the US from eight East African countries amounted to nearly $1 billion in the year from October 2017 to September 2018, according to the East Africa Hub of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Kenya was the largest exporter accounting for $454 million of total exports. The exports from the eight countries—Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritiu

Jharkhand chief minister (CM) Raghubar Das has inaugurated the first unit of Rampur Arvind Smart Textile as part of Arvind's expansion plans. The garment manufacturing unit set up in Ranchi with an annual capacity of 16 million, will create 7,500 job opportunities. Meanwhile, the company has also extended production to Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The locals are being trained through various skill development programmes to be well-equipped for the upcoming employment opportunities, said Das.

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-27 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 46.22 USD/Barrel 8.68% 2018/12/27 PX 54.47 USD/Ton 7.93% 2018/12/27 Crude Oil Brent 967 USD/Barrel -3.78% 2018/12/27 PTA Buy 6155 RMB/Ton -0.89% 2018/12/27 PTA Sell 835 USD/Ton 0% 2018/12/27 MEG Buy 5210 RMB/Ton -1.33% 2018/12/27 MEG Sell 622 USD/Ton -1.27% 2018/12/27 CPL B

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-24 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 45.59 USD/Barrel -0.63% 2018/12/24 PX 53.82 USD/Ton -0.98% 2018/12/24 Crude Oil Brent 1005 USD/Barrel -2.14% 2018/12/24 PTA Buy 6450 RMB/Ton -1.68% 2018/12/24 PTA Sell 850 USD/Ton -0.58% 2018/12/24 MEG Buy 5580 RMB/Ton -2.62% 2018/12/24 MEG Sell 665 USD/Ton -2.49% 2018/12/24

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-23 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 45.88 USD/Barrel -4.75% 2018/12/23 PX 1027 USD/Ton -1.34% 2018/12/23 Crude Oil Brent 54.35 USD/Barrel -5.05% 2018/12/23 PTA Buy 6560 RMB/Ton -0.76% 2018/12/23 PTA Sell 855 USD/Ton -0.58% 2018/12/23 MEG Buy 5730 RMB/Ton -0.26% 2018/12/23 MEG Sell 682 USD/Ton 0% 2018/12/23 CP

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-20 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 48.17 USD/Barrel 4.17% 2018/12/20 PX 1041 USD/Ton -1.61% 2018/12/20 Crude Oil Brent 57.24 USD/Barrel 1.74% 2018/12/20 PTA Buy 6610 RMB/Ton -1.05% 2018/12/20 PTA Sell 860 USD/Ton -0.58% 2018/12/20 MEG Buy 5745 RMB/Ton -0.95% 2018/12/20 MEG Sell 682 USD/Ton -1.16% 2018/12/20

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-19 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 46.24 USD/Barrel -7.30% 2018/12/19 PX 56.26 USD/Ton -5.62% 2018/12/19 Crude Oil Brent 1058 USD/Barrel -1.03% 2018/12/19 PTA Buy 6680 RMB/Ton -0.07% 2018/12/19 PTA Sell 865 USD/Ton 0% 2018/12/19 MEG Buy 5800 RMB/Ton -0.26% 2018/12/19 MEG Sell 690 USD/Ton 0.44% 2018/12/19 CPL

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-18 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 49.88 USD/Barrel -2.58% 2018/12/18 PX 1069 USD/Ton -0.28% 2018/12/18 Crude Oil Brent 59.61 USD/Barrel -1.11% 2018/12/18 PTA Buy 6685 RMB/Ton 0.30% 2018/12/18 PTA Sell 865 USD/Ton 0% 2018/12/18 MEG Buy 5815 RMB/Ton 0% 2018/12/18 MEG Sell 687 USD/Ton 0.59% 2018/12/18 CPL Buy

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-16 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 52.58 USD/Barrel 2.80% 2018/12/16 PX 61.45 USD/Ton 2.16% 2018/12/16 Crude Oil Brent 1059 USD/Barrel 0% 2018/12/16 PTA Buy 6615 RMB/Ton 0.30% 2018/12/16 PTA Sell 865 USD/Ton 0.58% 2018/12/16 MEG Buy 5750 RMB/Ton 1.86% 2018/12/16 MEG Sell 680 USD/Ton 0.74% 2018/12/16 CPL Buy

Textile Raw Material Price 2018-12-13 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 51.15 USD/Barrel -0.97% 2018/12/13 PX 60.15 USD/Ton -0.08% 2018/12/13 Crude Oil Brent 1059 USD/Barrel 0.09% 2018/12/13 PTA Buy 6595 RMB/Ton -0.38% 2018/12/13 PTA Sell 860 USD/Ton 0% 2018/12/13 MEG Buy 5645 RMB/Ton -0.96% 2018/12/13 MEG Sell 675 USD/Ton -0.74% 2018/12/13 CPL