The country's export earnings has fetched a record height of $55.55 billion during the outgoing fiscal year (FY23) despite the unstable global economic situation due to Ukraine-Russia conflict, reports BSS.
According to the latest statistics of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country's export earnings witnessed 6.67 percent growth in the last fiscal year (FY23) compared to $52.08 billion in the same duration of the fiscal year (FY22).
Apparel exports in July-June of FY23 grew by 10.27 percent to $46.99 billion from $42.61 billion in the same period of FY22, according to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) today.
Out of the overall exportable items, the export earnings from knitwear were $25.73 billion which is 10.87 percent higher than the previous fiscal. The export earnings from woven garments totaled $21.25 billion with a growth of 9.56 percent.
The performances of other major exportable items during the fiscal were plastic products $20.98 crore, leather and leather products $122.36 crore, fish $42.22 crore, agriculture product $84.30 crore, jute and jute goods $91.22 crore and chemical products $30.30 crore.
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