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Bangladesh garment exports up 4.14% in July-Jan FY17

09
Feb '17

Readymade garment exports from Bangladesh increased by 4.14 per cent year-on-year during the first seven months of the current fiscal 2016-17. In July-January 2016-17, Bangladesh earned $16.413 billion from garment exports compared to exports of $15.761 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Export Promotion Bureau data showed.

The increase in the value of garment exports was slightly lower than the 4.36 per cent growth registered in overall exports by Bangladesh during the six-month period.

Category-wise, knitwear exports rose 6.03 per cent to $8.060 billion in the first seven months of fiscal 2016-17, as against exports of $7.601 billion during the same months of the previous fiscal, as per the data.

Likewise, exports of woven apparel increased by 2.37 per cent to $8.352 billion during the seven-month period under review, compared to exports of $8.159 billion during July-January 2015-16.

Woven and knitted apparel and clothing accessories’ exports together accounted for 81.61 per cent of $20.110 billion worth of total exports made by Bangladesh during the period under review.

In the previous fiscal that ended on June 30, 2016, garment exports earned $28.094 billion for Bangladesh, showing an increase of 10.21 per cent over $25.491 billion exports made in 2014-15. Of this, knitwear accounted for $13.355 billion while woven apparel constituted $14.738 billion.

For fiscal 2016-17, Bangladesh has set apparel export target of $30.379 billion, with knitted and woven categories contributing $14.169 billion and $16.210 billion respectively. (RKS)

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