Readymade garments worth US$ 2.345 bln exported in 11 months

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (APP):Readymade garments worth US$ 2.345 billion exported during last 11 months of current financial year as compared the exports of US$ 2.075 billion of corresponding period last year.
During the period from July-May, 2017-18, exports of readymade garments increased by 13 percent as compared the exports of the same period of last year,according the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
In 11 months of current financial year about 38,195 thousand dozens of readymade garments exported as against the exports of 31,584 thousand dozens of the readymade garments of same period last year, it added.
Meanwhile, country earned US$ 2.480 billion by exporting the knitwear and about 98,783 thousand dozens of the above mentioned products were exported as compared the exports of 93,644 thousand dozens valuing US$ 2.106 billion in same period last year.
From July-May, bed wear worth US$ 2.055 billion were also exported as compared the exports of 1.927 billion of same period last year, showing an increase of 6.65 percent during the period under review.
During last 11 months of current financial year about 338,377 metric tons of bed wear exported, which were recorded at 320,998 metric tons during the same period of last year, the data reveled.
The exports of towels also increased by 1.66 percent in last eleven months of year 2017-18 as 189,793 metric tons of towels valuing US$ 736.924 million exported as against 178,953 metric tons worth US$ 724.863 million of same period last year.
It may be recalled that textile group exports from the country during the period under review witnessed 9.82 percent increase as textile products worth US$ 12.336 billion were exported as compared the exports of US$ 11.232 billion of same period last year..