The overall volume of exports from July to November this year was $8.883 billion as compared to $7.533 billion during the same period last year. Exports in the month of November stood at $1.776 billion, which was 17 per cent higher than the exports made in November last year.
“The textile sector has played a leading role in increasing the overall exports and the contribution of this sector to November’s exports stood at $1.017 billion, showing an increase of 19.58 per cent compared to the same period last year,” said TDAP Chief Executive Tariq Puri while addressing a press conference.
Exports from all the segments of textile sector witnessed growth in November 2010 compared to November 2009.
Exports of cotton yarn were up by 54 per cent to $180.1 million, knitwear exports were up by nine per cent to $160.14 million, cotton cloth up by 29 per cent to $160.13 million, bedwear up by four per cent to $140.06 million, readymade garments up by 28 per cent to $10.71 million and raw cotton up by 55 per cent to $50.89 million.
For the first five months of the current fiscal year total textile exports stood at $5.12 billion followed by manufacturing sector’s exports of $1.56 billion and food exports worth $1.190 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 31st, 2010.
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