Sri Lankan textile exports increased by 15.3 per cent year-on-year to $180.6 million during the same period. However, exports of other made-up textile articles stood at $63.8 million during January-June 2022, registering a mild growth of 0.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the central bank’s report ‘External Sector Performance – June 2022’.
Textiles, garments and other made-up textiles articles exports accounted for 56.59 per cent of all industrial exports from Sri Lanka during the six-month period of this year, the report showed.
On the other hand, imports of textiles and textile articles rose by 16.2 per cent to $1,685.6 million, while clothing and accessories imports were up by 24.2 per cent to $130.8 million during January-June 2022.
During the month of June 2022, garment and textile exports from the South Asian nation registered a growth of 36.9 per cent year-on-year. Category-wise, garment exports increased by 39.8 per cent to $526.4 million, while textile exports rose by 4.4 per cent to $31.4 million. Exports of other made-up textile articles were up by 25.2 per cent to $11 million.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)