In the 2021/22 fiscal year, Pakistan’s textile and apparel revenue dropped slightly month-on-month in August but increased significantly year-on-year. Textile and apparel exports reached US$1.463 billion, a month-on-month decrease of 0.56% and a year-on-year increase of 45.18%. ; Exports of cotton yarn were 32,900 tons, a month-on-month increase of 14.26%, and a year-on-year increase of 29.28%; exports of cotton cloth were 44 million square meters, a month-on-month increase of 33.15%, a year-on-year decrease of 73.81%.
In August, the export value of yarn, fabrics, knitwear, bedding and ready-made clothing was US$1.204 billion, a decrease of 1.79% from the previous month; the export value of yarn was US$104 million, a decrease from the previous month. increased by 15.56%, a year-on-year increase of 89%; cotton exports were US$188 million, a month-on-month increase of 5.02%; knitwear exports were US$364 million, a month-on-month decrease of 7.38%; bedding exports were US$265 million, a month-on-month decrease of 0.76%; ready-made garment exports 284 million US dollars, a month-on-month decrease of 5.65%.
In the 2021/22 fiscal year (July-August 2021), Pakistan exported $2.934 billion in textiles and clothing, a year-on-year increase of 28.66%; it exported 61,600 tons of cotton yarn, a year-on-year increase of 28.66%. An increase of 14.43%.