Pakistan’s Textile Exports Increase By Over 10% in 7 Months of FY25

Pakistan’s textile exports surged 15.85 percent year-over-year in January 2025 to $1.686 billion, according to latest data. In the first seven months of FY2024-25, total exports rose 10.6 percent to $10.77 billion, driven by finished goods, while raw material exports declined. Knitwear exports jumped 29.3 percent to $468.3 million, readymade garments rose 19.1 percent to $397 million, and bedwear increased 14.5 percent to $288.7 million. Cotton cloth grew 3.35 percent to $165 million, and towels 6.1 percent to $101.97 million. Cotton yarn exports fell 19.9 percent to $65 million, while raw cotton exports dropped to zero, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Food exports fell 16.9 percent to $653.6 million in January, with rice exports down 33.2 percent to $319 million due to India’s market reopening. Basmati rice declined 13 percent to $77.8 million, and other rice varieties dropped 37.8 percent to $241 million. Vegetable exports plunged 53.2 percent to $34.1 million, while sugar exports rose to $64.3 million from zero last year. Petroleum imports increased 3.45 percent to $1.37 billion. Crude oil imports rose 18.8 percent to $435.6 million, petroleum products 21.1 percent to $517.6 million, and LPG 21.2 percent to $105.9 million, while LNG imports fell 29.6 percent to $313.3 million. Machinery imports climbed 18.4 percent to $887.7 million. Textile machinery imports surged 100.7 percent to $22.2 million, power generation machinery 67.8 percent to $59.3 million, and agricultural machinery 29.2 percent to $15.5 million. Transport imports rose 58 percent to $214 million. CKD/SKD imports for heavy vehicles surged 159.4 percent to $128.2 million, including a 360.3 percent jump in buses and trucks to $43.34 million. Vehicle imports under CKD/SKD increased 118.7 percent to $79 million, while CBU imports fell 15.9 percent to $27 million.