Exports of Garments In Pakistan

Exports of Readymade Garments

In the recent years, Pakistan has emerge as an important exporter of readymade garments and of textile clothing accessories. Foreign exchange earnings through these items have superior than before rapidly during the 80s. The total exports of readymade garments have risen more than eightfold to over Rs. 9,691 million in 1988-89 from Rs. 1294 million in 1981-82. The subsequent table provides annual exports of readymade garments including textile clothing frills for the last eight years.

Pakistan mainly exports cotton made articles which include shirts. T-shirts, bush shirts, coats, pants, maxis, half pants, skirts, blouses, children suits, outer and underwear garments. Besides, some ladies oriental garments with embroidery, stitching, sewing, needle working are also exported.

The amount and value of some major export items of readymade garments for the last five years are shown in Table I make known that exports of garments as proportion of total exports increased from 4.92 per cent in 1981-82 to 10.74 per cent in 1988-89. Average once a year growth rate of garment exports of the last seven years worked out to 37.81 per cent. Garment is one of the industries which have taken full benefit of the export incentive. It has the potential to build up into the main foreign exchange earner of Pakistan.