Export earnings in the month of December fell by 3.03% to $3.10 billion from $3.20 billion in the corresponding period of the previous calender year.
The EPB data showed that earnings from RMG export in the first half of FY17 grew by 4.37% to $13.70 billion from $13.13 billion in the same period a year ago.
Export earnings from the woven sector in the first half grew by 2.87% to $6.89 billion compared to $6.70 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The knitwear export in July-December period of FY17 grew by 5.93% to $6.81 billion from $6.43 billion in the previous fiscal year.
Export earnings from jute and jute goods increased by 11.52% in the first half of FY17 to $472.57 million from $423.74 million in the same a year ago. Export of agriculture products fell by 2.69% to $258.97 million from $266.88 million and earnings from home textile export grew by 1.99% to $352.57 million from $348.43 million.
According to the EPB data, exports of leather and leather product in the first half of FY17 grew by 11.93% to $627.86 million compared with that of $560.92 million in the same period of FY16.
Earnings from leather-footwear export increased by 12.43% to $283.37 million while leather products fetched $209.33 million with 18.36% growth.
The EPB data showed that the export earnings from engineering products in the July-December period of FY17 fell by 14.98% to $236.29 million from that of $277.92 million posted in the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Exports of frozen and live fish in the first half of FY17 grew by 2.03% to $291.56 million from $285.76 million in the same period of FY16.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
