# 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.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/apparel-and-footwear-and-plastic-and-rubber-products/

[Apparel and footwear](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/apparel/) (industry) and [Plastic and rubber products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/plastic_rubber/) (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.