Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $2.668 billion during the first-five months, registering a sharp decrease of 30.9 per cent from $3,860 billion earned during the corresponding period of the previous year.
Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $2.289 billion, a decline of 26.1 per cent from $3.098 billion exports made in the same period of 2019.
Meanwhile, import of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles increased 3.1 per cent year-on-year during the period under review to $1.123 billion. On the other hand, man-made filament import decreased 1.7 per cent to 935.669 million.
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