Textile exports rise by 7.37pc to $16.36b in 11 months

ISLAMABAD  –  Textile exports witnessed an increase of 7.37 per cent during the first eleven months of the current financial year (July-May) as compared to the corresponding months of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

The textile exports from the country were recorded at $16,365.325 million during the July-May (2024-25) against the exports of $15,241.482 million during July-May (2023-24).

The textile commodities that contributed in trade growth included knitwear, the export of which increased by 14.46 percent to $4,555.345 million from $3,980.000 million while the export of bed wear surged by 10.56 percent to $2,839.509 million from $2,568.185 million. The other commodities that witnessed growth in trade included towels, the export of which rose by 2.84 percent to $995.423 million from $ 967.936 million, tents, canvas, and tarpaulin by 9.58 percent to $ 177.770 million from $ 107.476 million, readymade garments up by 16.35 percent to $3,768.432 million this year compared to the exports of $3,238.818 million last year.