Bangladesh garment exports up 2.82% in July-Feb FY17

The increase in the value of garment exports was lower than the 3.22 per cent growth registered in overall exports by Bangladesh during the eight-month period.

Category-wise, knitwear exports rose 5.01 per cent to $9.076 billion in the first eight months of fiscal 2016-17, as against exports of $8.643 billion during the same months of the previous fiscal, as per the data.

Likewise, exports of woven apparel increased by 0.83 per cent to $9.562 billion during the eight-month period under review, compared to exports of $9.484 billion during July-February 2015-16.

Woven and knitted apparel and clothing accessories’ exports together accounted for 81.61 per cent of $22.836 billion worth of total exports made by Bangladesh during the period under review.

In the previous fiscal that ended on June 30, 2016, garment exports earned $28.094 billion for Bangladesh, showing an increase of 10.21 per cent over $25.491 billion exports made in 2014-15. Of this, knitwear accounted for $13.355 billion while woven apparel constituted $14.738 billion.

For fiscal 2016-17, Bangladesh has set apparel export target of $30.379 billion, with knitted and woven categories contributing $14.169 billion and $16.210 billion respectively. (RKS)

ALCHEMPro News Desk – India