Sunday, October 9, 2011

Urban Households in India - Some stats

Source: http://www.livemint.com/2011/10/09200103/TRACKING-Urban-HOUSEHOLDS.html?atype=tp

Monday, October 3, 2011

Garments - Bangladesh the new outsourcing hub


Garment manufacturing is slowly shifting from India to Bangladesh.

Garments is a labor intensive business and labor costs are gradually rising in India and China. Electricity is also a major contributor to costs. This is much cheaper in Bangladesh (though is quite erratic). A brief snapshot of the comparison.

Source: Mint, 3 Oct, 2011