As per the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics the country's export of readymade garments surpassed the $1 billion mark in the first five months of the current fiscal year, up by 15 per cent, official figures say. Increase in export of readymade garments now grows by $130.535 million to $1.018 billion in July-November 2017 from $888.456 million in July-November 2016.
The volume the export of readymade garments surged by 11.45 per cent or 1.542 million dozens to 15.008 million dozens in July-November 2017 from 13.466 million dozens. In November 2017, readymade garments export surged by 14.28 per cent or $26.918 million to $215.465 million from $188.547 million in November 2016.
Export quantity of readymade garments also mounted by 9 per cent or 256,000 dozens to 3.153 million dozens in November 2017 from 2.897 million dozens in November 2016.