Apparel sector, which accounts for 84.20% of total exports, witnessed a 7.12% decline to $24.10 billion during July-March, the first nine month of the current fiscal year. In July-March period, woven goods fetched $12.14 billion, posting a 7.61% fall against the same period of last year. Among other major sectors, agricultural product earnings remained flat and stood at $722 million, while frozen and live fish earnings declined by 3% to $402 million against $419 million last year. Leather and leather goods, the second largest exporting sector, saw a 10.78% fall to $688.51 million in the July-March period. However, export earnings from the pharmaceuticals sector rose by 6.5% to $106.22 million, and plastic goods declined by 4.57% to $83 million during the nine-month period.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 15, 2020 11:48 UTC