ISLAMABAD – Textile exports of the nation throughout first eight months of present monetary 12 months (2019-20) grew by 5.30 per cent as in comparison with the corresponding interval of final 12 months. Throughout the interval from July- February 2019-20, textile merchandise value $ 9,373,400 million had been exported in opposition to $8,901,495 million throughout the identical interval of final 12 months. Based on the info launched by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of uncooked cotton elevated by 9.94 per cent to about 9,392 metric tons valuing $16,801 million throughout the interval underneath evaluation as in comparison with 34.38 metric tons value $15,282 million final 12 months. Equally, 283,860 metric tons yarn aside from the cotton yarn value $737,418 million was exported throughout the first eight months of present monetary 12 months in opposition to 6.70 metric tons valuing $743,799 million final 12 months.
Likewise, the knitwear exports additionally recorded constructive development of seven.79 per cent throughout the interval underneath evaluation. Knitwear merchandise value $2,090,275 million had been exported as in comparison with $1,939,134 million final 12 months.