Woven garment exports slightly outpaced knitted garment exports in terms of growth. Knitwear exports (Chapter **) declined by * per cent to $*.*** billion, compared with $*.*** billion in the same period of fiscal ****–**. In contrast, woven apparel exports (Chapter **) rose by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, up from $*.*** billion during July–November ****, EPB data showed.
Home textile exports (Chapter **, excluding ******) also expanded, increasing by *.** per cent to $***.** million from $***.** million in the same period of the previous fiscal. 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 the period. Growth in home textiles was supported by firmer demand for niche value-added products, along with Bangladesh’s competitive pricing amid rising production costs in rival sourcing countries.
