However, textile fabric exports fell *.** per cent to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million in May ****. Month on month, the outbound trade rose *.** per cent from £*** million in April ****. Fibre exports eased to £** million (~$**.** million), compared with £** million, a year earlier, but the shipment gained from £** million, in April ****.
The country’s clothing exports eased by *.** per cent to £*** million (~$***.** million) in the first quarter of ****. The shipment was **.** per cent lower than £*** million in the fourth quarter of ****. Textile fabric exports fell *.** per cent to £*** million (~$***.** 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 (~$***.** million) in first quarter of this year, compared with £*** million, a year earlier. However, shipments showed slight gain from £*** million in October-December ****.
The country’s clothing exports declined *.** per cent to reach £*,*** million (~$*,***.** million) in ****. Clothing exports stood at $*,*** million in ****. Textile fabric exports in **** totalled £*,*** million (~$*,***.** million), down *.** per cent from £*,*** million in ****. Fibre exports decreased to £*** million (~$***.** million) from £*** million in ****.
Total clothing exports fell to £*.*** billion (~$*.** billion) in **** from £*.*** billion in **** and £*.*** billion in ****, highlighting a gradual correction from post-pandemic highs. Textile fabric exports in **** rose slightly to £*.*** billion from £*.*** billion in ****, while fibre exports increased to £*** million from £*** million, suggesting relative resilience in upstream segments, despite pressure on finished apparel shipments.
