In January 2021, Pakistan exported 1.323 billion US dollars of textiles and clothing, a month-on-month decrease of 5.57%, a year-on-year increase of 10.75%; the export of raw cotton was 0 tons; the export of cotton yarn was 32,700 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 16.85%. A year-on-year decrease of 19.18%; the export of cotton cloth was 62 million square meters, a month-on-month decrease of 10.94%, and a year-on-year decrease of 84.43%.
In the 2020/21 fiscal year (July 2020-January 2021), Pakistan exported US$8.77 billion in textiles and clothing, a year-on-year increase of 8.26%; exported 209,200 tons of cotton yarn , a year-on-year decrease of 18.74%.
Pakistan’s textile and apparel growth this fiscal year mainly comes from high value-added textiles. Looking at product details, the export value of knitwear increased by 18.74%, and the export value of bedding increased by 15.91%. %, and overseas sales of ready-made garments increased by 5.48%. </p