Textile exports record nominal increase to $9.166 billion in six months

Textile exports witnessed an increase of 0.90 percent during the first half of the fiscal year (2025-26) as compared to the same half of last year (2024-25).

The overall textile exports from the country were recorded at $9.166 billion during July-December 2025-26 against the exports of $9.084 billion during July-December 2024-25, the latest data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said.

The textile commodities that contributed to trade growth included knitwear, the exports of which increased by 4.09 percent to $2,670.662 million during the months under review, as compared to the exports of $2,565.637 million last year, while the export of raw cotton also increased by 323.05 percent to $2.606 million compared to $0.616 million last year.

The other commodities that witnessed trade growth included bed wear, the export of which surged by 1.94 percent to $1,610.925 million from $1,580.203 million, tents, canvas, tarpaulin by 7.37 percent to $71.678 million from $66.761 million and ready-made garments by 4.89 percent to $2,144.293 million from $2,044.319 million.

The export of made-up articles (excluding towels and bedwear) increased by 0.54 percent to $387.947 million from $385.868 million, and all other textile materials up by 3.53 percent to $377.291 million from $364.415 million.

The textile commodities that witnessed negative trade growth included cotton yarn, the export of which declined by 3.22 percent from $365.131 million to $353.391 million, while the export of cotton cloth decreased by 14.26 percent from $964.661 million to $827.081 million.

Similarly, the export of yarn other than cotton yarn also decreased by 3.45 percent from $17.410 million to $ 16.810 million, towels by 3.17 percent from $530.003 million to $ 513.222 million, and Art, silk and synthetic textile by 4.65 percent from $199.534 million to $190.263 million.

Meanwhile, on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis, the textile exports from the country witnessed a decrease of 8.56 percent during December 2025 as compared to the corresponding month of last year.

The textile exports in December 2025 were recorded $1,350.863 million against the exports of $1,477.300 million in December 2024.

On a Month-on-Month (MoM) basis, the textile exports also decreased by 5.11 percent in December 2025 when compared to the exports of $ 1,423.579 million in November 2025, according to PBS data.

Large-scale manufacturing grows 10.37pc

The output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) recorded a growth of 10.37 per cent during the month of November 2025 as compared to the same month of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

On a month-on-month basis, the LSMI production in November 2025 increased by 0.16 per cent when compared with October 2025, according to the PBS data.

Overall, the large-scale manufacturing sector posted a growth of 6.01 per cent during the period July–November 2025-26 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The provisional quantum index of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) for November 2025, with the base year 2015-16, has been developed on the basis of latest data supplied by the source agencies.

The main contributors towards overall growth of 6.01% are Food (0.47), Tobacco (0.06), Textile (0.32) Garments (1.24), Paper & Board (0.07), Petroleum Products (1.29), Chemicals (-0.12), Pharmaceuticals (-0.34), Cement (0.78), Iron & Steel Products (-0.17), Electrical Equipment (0.22), Machinery and Equipment (-0.05), Automobiles (1.77), Other transport Equipment (0.24), and Furniture (-0.19).

The production in July-November 2025-26 as compared to July-November2024-25 has increased in Food, Beverages, Tobacco, Textile, wearing apparel, Paper & Board, Coke & Petroleum Products, Rubber Products, Non Metallic Mineral Products, Fabricated Metal, Computer, electronics and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Automobiles and other Transport Equipment while it decreased in Leather Products, Wood Products, Chemical Products, Pharmaceuticals, Iron & Steel Products, Machinery and Equipment, and Furniture.