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Bangladesh's T-shirt exports gain strong ground in US market

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the US reached $*.*** billion in the January–July **** period, up from $*.*** billion a year earlier. The increase illustrates rising US sourcing from Bangladesh despite ongoing global demand volatility. The share of T-shirts in the export basket climbed to *.** per cent in January–July **** from *.** per cent a year earlier. For context, the share stood at *.** per cent in full year **** and *.** per cent in ****, highlighting a steady structural shift in product demand.

The value of exported T-shirts surged to $***.*** million in January–July **** from $***.*** million in the same period of ****. Annual exports rose from $***.*** million in **** to $***.*** million in ****. While T-shirts ranked as the fifth most exported garment category in ****, they climbed to the third position in the first seven months of ****, underscoring their rapidly expanding strategic weight within Bangladesh’s product portfolio, according to *fashion.com/market-intelligence/texpro-textile-and-apparel/" target="_blank">sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.