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Apparel and footwear and Plastic and rubber products

Apparel and footwear buys from Plastic and rubber products; apparel and footwear depends on plastic and rubber products.

Apparel and footwear (industry) and Plastic and rubber products (industry): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹3.7 per ₹100 · Apparel and footwear buys from Plastic and rubber products

Apparel and footwear buys goods or services from Plastic and rubber products; counted through every round of supply, ₹3.7 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹3.7 of every ₹100 of Apparel and footwear output, all rounds
  • ₹1.8 bought directly

2. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Plastic and rubber products → Apparel and footwear

3 of the enterprise types in Apparel and footwear depend on plastic and rubber products.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Trim and accessory makers (zips, thread, labels, buttons): buttons and moulded zips (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Footwear material and sole makers: soles and foams (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Footwear assembly factories: soles (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.