According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of textiles and garments from Pakistan fetched US $ 10.207 billion in the first nine months of FY 2014-15 that began on July 1, 2014. However, the value of textile and apparel exports during the period was 1.57 per cent lower against exports of US $ 9.136 billion in the corresponding period of previous fiscal. In July-March 2014-15, Pakistan’s knitwear exports grew by 7.54 per cent year-on-year to US $ 1.791 billion, while exports of non-knit readymade garments were up by 8.51 per cent to US $ 1.548 billion. Raw cotton exports fetched US $ 142.031, showing a drop of 21.94 per cent compared to exports of US $ 181.956 million made during the corresponding period of previous fiscal. Cotton yarn exports fell by 7.48 per cent to US $ 1.46 billion, as against exports of US $ 1.578 billion made during the same period last fiscal. In 2013-14, Pakistan textiles and garment exports grew by 5.3 per cent year-on-year to US $ 13.738 billion, with knitwear and woven garment exports registering a growth of 10.53 per cent and 8.67 per cent, respectively.
