Pakistan’s textile exports rose by 8.41 per cent to $14,834.390 million during the first ten months spanning July-April 2024-25 as against $13, 683.247 million during the same period in 2023-24, as per a report by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
During this period, Pakistan’s knitwear exports increased by 15.47 per cent to $4,118.227 million as against $3,566.624 million in the corresponding period last year. Bed wear exports by the country rose by 12.18 per cent to $2,569.214 million from $2,290.796 million.
Exports of other commodities including towels grew by 4.49 per cent to $903.331 million from $864.547 million. Meanwhile, exports of tents, canvas, and tarpaulin exports increased by 11.65 per cent to $109.002 million from $97.632 million. Readymade garments exports increased by 17.52 per cent to $3,394.188 million this year, compared to $2,888.177 million last year.
Similarly, exports of art, silk, and synthetic textiles grew by 9.74 per cent to $330.862 million from $301.496 million. Made-up articles (excluding towels and bed wear) exports increased by 9.10 per cent to $642.646 million from $589.025 million, while exports of other textile materials rose by 2.59 per cent to $610.866 million from $595.431 million.
However, exports of textile commodities including raw cotton plummeted by 98.45 per cent to $0.871 million from $56.086 million. Likewise, cotton yarn exports declined by 31.91 per cent to $576.016 million from $845.923 million, while exports of cotton carded or combed plunged by 99.28 per cent from $0.837 million to $0.006 million during the review period.
On a Y-o-Y basis, Pakistan’s textile exports decreased by 1.35 per cent to $1,220.655 million in April 2025 from $1,237.313 million in April 2024. On a month-over-month (M-o-M) basis, textile exports declined by 14.64 per cent in April 2025 compared to $1,430.003 million in March 2025, according to PBS data.
