The RMG sector remained the country’s largest export earner, generating $39.35 billion in FY25—an 8.84 per cent increase from $36.15 billion the previous fiscal. This accounted for over 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s total export earnings of $48.28 billion, as per data from Export Promotion Bureau.
Among primary raw materials, raw cotton imports fell by 4.3 per cent to $3.46 billion from $3.6 billion in FY24.
By contrast, yarn imports climbed 12.3 per cent to $3.61 billion, while staple fibre imports rose 10 per cent to $1.53 billion. Imports of textile and related articles increased sharply by 16 per cent, reaching $8.69 billion against $7.72 billion a year earlier.
Dyeing and tanning materials also saw a modest 5.2 per cent rise, totalling $877 million compared with $833.7 million in FY24.
Imports of capital goods declined. Capital machinery imports dropped 19.1 per cent to $2.81 billion, while other capital goods imports decreased 5.9 per cent to $6.7 billion, said the data.
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