{"id":29705,"date":"2026-06-04T03:23:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/sri-lankas-garment-exports-fall-7-4-to-1-5-bn-in-jan-april-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:23:04","slug":"sri-lankas-garment-exports-fall-7-4-to-1-5-bn-in-jan-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/sri-lankas-garment-exports-fall-7-4-to-1-5-bn-in-jan-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka&#8217;s garment exports fall 7.4% to $1.5 bn in Jan-April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/310\/shutterstock-2684074861_322331.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>During the first four months of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, textile exports decreased by <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million. Over the same period, exports of other manufactured textile articles eased by <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million, as per the Central Bank\u2019s publication \u2018External Sector Performance \u2013 April <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Combined exports of textiles, garments, and other manufactured textile articles accounted for <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of all industrial exports from Sri Lanka during the first four months of this year. Total textile product exports amounted to $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million between January- April <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, while the country\u2019s overall industrial exports were valued at $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million over the same period. This underscores the continued dominance of the apparel sector in Sri Lanka\u2019s industrial export base, despite ongoing global demand volatility.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/sri-lanka-s-garment-exports-fall-7-4-to-1-5-bn-in-jan-april-2026-310743-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the first four months of ****, textile exports decreased by *.* per cent to $**.* million. Over the same period, exports of other manufactured textile articles eased by *.* per cent to $**.* million, as per the Central Bank\u2019s publication \u2018External Sector Performance \u2013 April ****\u2019. 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