Textile Exports Up 43% in One Month

Pakistan's textile exports surged 43.13 percent month over month to $1.81 billion in July 2026, marking a solid start to fiscal year 2026 to 27, according to provisional data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Key points

• While bedwear exports rose 47.13 percent to $308.50 million, readymade garment exports rose 45.87 percent month over month to $459.99 million.
• Textile exports rose from $1.27 billion in June and were 8.07 percent higher than the $1.68 billion recorded in July 2025.
• Textile imports rose 5.37 percent month over month to $682.21 million in July from $647.43 million in June.
• Raw cotton imports fell 15.37 percent month over month to $186.34 million but rose 30.01 percent year over year.
• Synthetic fiber imports rose 4.34 percent month over month to $72.42 million but declined 4.02 percent year over year.

Textile exports rose from $1.27 billion in June and were 8.07 percent higher than the $1.68 billion recorded in July 2025. In rupee terms, exports stood at Rs. 504.34 billion.

Knitwear remained the largest textile export category, with shipments rising 46.60 percent month over month to $533.84 million. Knitwear exports were additionally 4.06 percent higher year over year. Punjab Introduces New System to Monitor Food Item Rates.

While bedwear exports rose 47.13 percent to $308.50 million, readymade garment exports rose 45.87 percent month over month to $459.99 million. While bedwear climbed 4.16 percent, readymade garments recorded 15 percent year over year expansion.

Towels recorded the strongest month-over-month expansion among the major textile categories, with exports jumping 60.35 percent to $106.36 million. Created up articles, excluding towels and bedwear, climbed 58.51 percent to $77.21 million.

Although they were marginally lower year over year, cotton cloth exports rose 26.27 percent month over month to $141.59 million. Cotton yarn exports rose 3.91 percent to $66.53 million and were 18.69 percent higher than a year earlier.

Meanwhile, textile imports rose 5.37 percent month over month to $682.21 million in July from $647.43 million in June. Imports were additionally 14.82 percent higher than the $594.17 million recorded in July 2025. Govt To Impose Fixed Income Tax on Farmers to Convince IMF.

Raw cotton imports fell 15.37 percent month over month to $186.34 million but rose 30.01 percent year over year. While worn clothing imports rose 6.30 percent to $62.36 million, imports of synthetic and artificial silk yarn rose 43 percent month over month to $125.84 million.

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