Pakistan’s textile and apparel exports in June reached US$1.706 billion, a month-on-month increase of 3.90%, a year-on-year increase of 2.77%; the export of cotton yarn was 23,400 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 13.36%, a year-on-year decrease of 39.81%; exports Cotton cloth was 31 million square meters, down 15.53% month-on-month and 32.02% year-on-year.
In the 2021/11 fiscal year (July 2021-June 2011), Pakistan’s exports of textiles and clothing reached US$19.321 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.32%, accounting for total merchandise exports 60.77% of the total; exports of cotton yarn were 331,100 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 14.38%; exports of cotton cloth were 429 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 60.90%.
The Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) stated that the textile industry is currently the only industry that can sustain growth and bring foreign exchange earnings to the country amid the epidemic and global energy crisis. This is inseparable from the support of the regional competitive energy tariff (RCET) policy implemented by the government. It is expected that Pakistan’s textile industry exports will grow significantly in fiscal year 2023, with a growth rate of more than 20%. From January to June 2011, the Pakistani textile industry’s industry investment volume under the long-term financing mechanism (LTFF) and the temporary economic refinancing mechanism (TERF) Reaching US$5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%. </p
