The shipment in the first quarter of **** dipped **.** per cent from £*** million in the fourth quarter of ****. Textile fabric exports fell *.** per cent to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million in January-March ****. Quarter on quarter, the outbound trade eased from £*** million in October-December ****.
Fibre exports saw a sharp decline of **.* per cent to £*** million (~$***.** million) in first quarter of this year, compared with £*** million, a year earlier. However, shipments showed slight gain from £*** million in October-December ****, reflecting a marginal recovery in raw-material demand.
