Due to the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday in Pakistan, the revenue of the textile and apparel sector fell month-on-month in May 2021. Exports of textiles and clothing were US$1.060 billion, a month-on-month decrease of 20.73%, a year-on-year increase of 41.14%; raw cotton exports were 0 tons; cotton yarn exports were 23,600 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 31.08%, a year-on-year increase of 0.90%; cotton cloth exports were 25 million square meters, a month-on-month decrease of 21.99%. A year-on-year decrease of 76.66%.
Cotton revenue in May was $135 million ($162 million in April), knitwear was $293 million ($340 million), and bedding was $181 million ($240 million). USD), ready-to-wear USD 195 million (USD 244 million).
In the 2020/21 fiscal year (July 2020-May 2021), Pakistan exported US$13.757 billion in textiles and clothing, a year-on-year increase of 32.10%; it exported 349,000 tons of cotton yarn. , a year-on-year increase of 17.28%.
