Pakistan textile exports grow

According to the latest data available with The News, exports of textile apparel, clothing accessories, knitted and crocheted in the month of August increased by 47 percent to $366.38 million as against the $248.82 million of exports during the same period of the last financial year. Likewise, the exports of textile apparel and clothing accessories showed 41pc growth in August to $285.67 million.

In addition, the exports of clothing, textile articles and rags picked up by 47 percent to $469.67 million in August as compared to $319.29 million of the last fiscal year.

The data also shows that exports of man-made filaments, strip and textile materials surged by 180per cent to $5.53 million during the second month of current fiscal year.