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MUMBAI: The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) will organize its 49th National Garment Fair, at Bombay Exhibition Center, NSC Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai. This fair will be the garment industry's largest event of the year.

The garment fair will be spread over 25,000 sq. meters in two halls - Hall I & Hall 5 of Bombay Exhibition Center. More than 250 companies representing more than 400 brands shall display their collections.

The fair will have sections like Power Brands, Brand Avenue, Brand Wagon, Man's World, Bold and Beautiful, Little Kingdom etc. There will be also a Franchising Zone, which will help to connect prospective franchises with established national & international brands.

More than 18,000 visitors are expected to come to this fair, despite the fact that it is restricted to garment dealers only. National Garment Fair will host 6 ramp shows (fashion shows).

There will be 2 shows per day for consecutive three days. CMAI's "Apex Awards 2008" night will be held at on July 9, the first night of the 49th National Garment Fair.

The awards will be presented in 27 categories, during the glittering function. Rahul Mehta, President CMAI and the Vice President-Asian Apparel Federation, stated that local garment industry has been passing through a rough phase but despite that an overall growth rate of is maintained.

On the export front, export is down by 10 percent in rupee terms but it is 2 percent up in dollar terms. Presently, export prospects have improved as rupee has weakened against US dollar.