An exemination of economic effects of the textile industry using input-output analysis and its dependence to other industries (since 1980)

ABSTRACT In this work, the role of textile and ready made clothing industry in the economy of Turkey after 1980 and connection of the other industries with textile and ready-made clothing industry was analised. Before anaysing textile and ready-made clothing industry of Turkey, the general condition on textile and ready-made clothing industry of the world was evaluated. In this work, the effects of international treatment and organizations towards the organazing the foreing trade of textile and ready-made clothing industry was checked. From a simple point of view, textile reminds the material being used in ready-made clothing industry. Textile and ready-made clothing industry, which has a widespread history, is one of the most important products of both the world trade and the Turkish trade. Because of the reducement in encouragments and facing with conditions of difficult rivalry in foreing market after custom union, the economic effectiveness of this branch of industry is limited. Despite the fact that, the relation of textile and ready-made clothing industry which is still being the most important products of Turkish foreing trade with other industrial branches merits attention. With in the models that we handled in the end of the investigation, the connection of the textile and ready-made clothing industry with other industries was determined; by taking the results into considerations, the economic activity of this branch of industry was emphasized.