According to the data from the Economics Research Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the export of textiles and garments from the country has increased by 9.4 per cent to US $ 4.929 billion in 2014, compared to exports of US $ 4.508 billion, in 2013.
Textiles and clothing accounted for 59.75 per cent of Sri Lanka’s industrial exports and 44.34 per cent of all exports made by it in 2014 while on the other hand, the import of textiles and textile articles by Sri Lanka has grown by 13.8 per cent to US $ 2.327 billion in 2014, as against imports of US $ 2.045 billion, in the previous year. The increase in imports of textiles and textile articles indicates expansion of garment manufacturing in the island nation.
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