Pakistan'S Textile Exports Grew 3.42% Last Month

In August 2013, Pakistan's textile and clothing exports reached US $1.095 billion, up 3.42% year on year, and the exports in the same period last year were US $1.059 billion, according to figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

In August this year, Pakistan The export of raw cotton continued to grow, with a year-on-year growth rate of 504.25%.

In August this year, other items with export growth included cotton yarn (up 18.12% year on year, and the export volume reached 188.21 million US dollars), yarn other than cotton yarn (up 8.92% year on year, and the export volume reached 4.799 million US dollars), finished goods items, excluding towels and bedding articles (up 7.29% year on year, and the export volume reached 47.021 million US dollars) Other textile materials (increased by 13.66% year on year, and the export volume reached USD 33.255 million).

In August this year, the items with negative export growth included towels (down 19.68% year on year, and the export volume dropped to US $54.064 million), tents, canvas and tarpaulins (down 13.35% year on year, and the export volume dropped to US $5.304 million), art, silk and synthetic textiles (down 8.19% year on year, and the export volume fell to US $33.439 million).

In the first two months of 2013-14 fiscal year (July August), Pakistan's textile and clothing exports reached US $2.305 billion, up 7.24% year on year.

In July August 2013, cotton The export volume reached US $46777.4 million, followed by yarn export of US $38992.1 million and knitwear export of US $38519.7 million, Readymade clothing The export volume reached 3246.28 million US dollars, and the export volume of bedding reached 316.19.2 million US dollars.

In July August, Pakistan's total exports of textiles and clothing reached US $2.305 billion, accounting for more than half of Pakistan's total exports of US $4.09 billion in the same period.