Raw cotton exports from the country during first quarter of current financial year grew by 69.70 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-September, 2017-18, about 17,752 metric tons of raw cotton worth US$ 29.624 million exported as compared the exports of 10,200 metric tons valuing US$17.457 million of same period last year.
Meanwhile, 123,346 metric tons of cotton yarn, worth US$ 320.290 million exported during first three months of current financial year, which was up by 4.56 percent as against the exports of 107,122 metric tons valuing US$306.958 million of same period last year.
However, exports of cotton cloth decreased by 3.44 percent as about cotton cloth worth of US$ 528.275 million exported in first quarter as compared the exports of US$547.586 million of same period last year, the data revealed. During the period under review, about 450,215 square meters of cotton cloth exported, which was recorded at 536,362 square meters of same period of last year, it added.
In first quarter of current financial year, exports of yarn other then cotton yarn grew by 7.67 percent as about 2,869 metric ton of yarn costing US$ 7.605 million as against 2,485 metric tons valuing US$7.063 million of the same period last year, it added.
The exports of knitwear increased by 9.35 percent as about 29,674 thousand dozens of knitwear worth US$ 647.650 million exported against the exports of 25,708 thousand dozens valuing US$ 592.277 million of the same period last year.