Jul-Mar textile exports dip 0.5pc to USD13.545bn YoY

Pakistan’s textile sector exports registered a negative growth of 0.50 percent, reaching USD13.545 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year against USD13.613 billion in the same period of 2024-25, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday. According to PBS data, the textile commodities, which contributed to exports of USD13.555 billion, included bed wear, the exports of which increased by 0.25 percent to USD2.380 billion during the months under review, as compared to the exports of USD2.374 billion last year, while the export of ready-made garments also increased by 3.77 percent to USD3.208 billion compared to USD3.091 billion last year.