Pakistan’s knitwear exports grew by 12.30 per cent during the first four months of current financial year as compared to the corresponding period last year, states data Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. As per the data, Pakistan exported knitwear worth $1.183 billion from July-October 2020-21 compared to $1.053 billion during same period last year.

The country’s readymade garments exports grew 4.6 per cent during the period from July-October, 2020-21. Its exports of bedwear during the first four months of this financial year grew 95 per cent to 166,268 metric tons valued at $818.129 million of same period last year. Meanwhile, the country earned $195.662 million by exporting other textile material as compared to exports worth $126.810 million in same period of last year, it added.

The data revealed that exports of other textile material grew by 54.30 per cent during the last four months of current financial year as against the exports of the same period last year. However, exports of raw cotton, cotton yarn and cotton carded remained on down track during first four months of current financial year as compared the same period of last year.