KIT: The Indian apparel market

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The apparel market is divided into four categories: men's wear, women's wear, unisex wear and kids' wear.

The men's wear market accounts for 35.5 per cent of the total apparel market and is valued at Rs 41,700 crore.

The women's wear market is 32.3 per cent of the total apparel market and is valued at Rs 37,900 crore.

The unisex-wear market, valued at Rs 8,900 crore, is 7.5 per cent of the total apparel market.

The kids' wear market is estimated at Rs 28,800 crore. It makes up 24.5 per cent of the total apparel market.

*Estimate year for all figures: 2007

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Sophisticated managers know that a failure to grasp how the various components work together can generate unrealistic expectations among companies or their investors and even steer companies to pursue more growth or take on more risk