Data Trend from NEXIO SYSTEM - May, 2020

In March 2020, when the world has been hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, the influence was evident in the garment industry. Amidst the immigration control on foreign nationals and the declaration of a state of emergency across Asia, in late March, a lockdown was declared in India and Bangladesh, and all sewing factories were shut down.

As a result, total sewing machine operating hours in four Asian countries – India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Indonesia – fell to 27% in April, less than half as much as in February, just before the pandemic.

Although some factories have resumed operations at mid-May, many of them are still out of operation and there is no prospect of resumption. We will show how the strong virus is affecting the sewing industry by actually looking at the figures for each factory and consider how to survive in this difficult & terrible situation.

One of the countries most successful in reining in COVID-19, almost all companies already back in business in May.
Both the number of units and operating hours have been recovering since April, but the operating hours is still low compared to the number of units in operation, indicating a small number of orders.

[Timeline]
22-Mar: Suspension of entry for all foreign nationals
1- Apr: Promulgation of “Social Distancing”
16-Apr: 1st Deregulation (About low risk area)
22-Apr: 2nd Deregulation (About operating of restaurants)
8-May: 3rd Deregulation (About public transportation)

They didn’t operate in April due to the lockdown but some factories started the operation in May.
However, as the number of infections continues to grow and the Eid holiday is scheduled for the end of May, the complete revival of the sewing industry may still be ahead.

[Timeline]
15-Mar: Suspension of entry for all foreign nationals
23-Mar: Nationwide lockdown was announced from 26 Mar- 4th April
31-May: Lockdown extended till 11th April 2020
5, 11, 23-Apr: Lockdown extended
4-May: Lockdown extended till May 16
7-May: All on arrival visa suspended for all country till 16th May
14-May: Lockdown extended till May 30

The lockdown continues and no factories have been operating since April. And the number of infected people continues to grow.
We can say tha it is the most severely affected by COVID-19.

[Timeline]
3-Mar: Suspension of entry for all foreign nationals
22-Mar: India declared 14-hour public curfew
24-Mar: Nationwide lockdown was announced for 21 days
14-Apr: Lockdown extended till May 3
1-May: Lockdown extended till May 17

Compared to other countries, the situation is relatively good though there is a national trend of self-restraint while the government declared a state of emergency at the end of March and requesting restrictions on movement during the holiday period at the end of April. However, the operating hours have not got back yet here as well.

[Timeline]
2-Mar 1st infection in Indonesia
20-Mar Proclamation of the state of emergency
31-Mar Suspension of entry for all foreign nationals
31-Mar Promulgation of 「Social Distancing」
23-Apr Movement restriction during Id-ul-Fitr

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