Woven garment exports witnessed sharper decline compared to knitted garment exports during the period year on year. Knitwear exports (Chapter **) declined by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, compared with $*.*** billion in the same period of fiscal ****–**. Woven apparel exports (Chapter **) dipped *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, down from $*.*** billion, EPB data showed.
Home textile exports (Chapter **, excluding ******) showed an increase, gaining by **.** per cent to $**.** million from $**.** million, in July ****. Taken together, exports of woven and knitted apparel, clothing accessories, and home textiles accounted for **.** per cent of Bangladesh’s total exports, which stood at $*.*** billion during July ****.
Exports of cotton and cotton products, including yarn, waste, and fabrics (Chapter **), fell by **.** per cent to $**.** million during the period, compared with $**.** million in the same period of the previous fiscal.
In fiscal ****–**, RGM exports from Bangladesh had declined by *.** per cent to $**.*** billion during the fiscal ****–** (July-June). Knitwear exports declined by *.** per cent to $**.*** billion, compared with $**.*** billion in the same period of fiscal ****–**.
