World manmade yarn exports dropped 36.28 per cent in the second quarter. The drop was 36.25 per cent if compared to the corresponding period last year. Manmade filament yarn exports fell 32.25 per cent over the previous quarter and 24.50 per cent over the corresponding period of last year. Manmade staple fiber yarn exports witnessed a drop of 47.41 per cent over the previous quarter and a 45.75 per cent drop over the corresponding period of the last year.

India’s manmade yarn exports grew 3.02 per cent in the second quarter over the previous quarter and compared to the same period last year the growth climbed to 28.88 per cent. Under total manmade fiber exports, India’s synthetic filament yarn exports accounted for a share of 95 per cent.

Synthetic filament yarn exports from China grew 12.43 per cent over the previous quarter and 33.09 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Turkey’s manmade yarn exports grew 3.91 per cent over the same period last year but from the previous quarter there was a fall of 7.67 per cent.

Mexico is the top export market for USA's synthetic filament yarn. The other top export markets are Canada, El Salvador, United Kingdom and China.