The textile exports from the country increased by 7.24 percent during the first two months of current fiscal year against the exports of same period of last year.

On year-on-year basis, textile exports during August 2013 increased by 3.42 percent in August 2013 when compared to the exports of August 2012.

The overall textile exports during July-August (2012-13) were recorded at $2.305 billion against the exports of $2.149 billion during July-August (2011- 12), according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The textile products that witnessed surge in trade included raw cotton, exports of which increased by 496 percent by going up from $5,590 million during the first two months of last year to $33.357 million during the current year.

Exports of cotton yarn also increased by 16.77 percent from $333.911 million last year to $389.921 million this year while the exports of cotton cloth increased by 7.71 percent from $434.277 million to $467.774 million.

Exports of yarn other than cotton yarn increased by 3.43 percent to reach at $8.511 from $8.229 last year while the exports of bed wear increased by 5.13 percent from $300.768 million to $316.192 million.

According to PBS data, the exports of tents, canvas and tarpaulin increased from $1.3 million to $1.344 million, an increased of 1.89 million while exports of readymade garments increased from $298.209 million to $324.628 million, showing increase of 8.86 percent.

The exports of made up articles (excluding towels and bedwear) during the period under review increased by 6.47 percent to $104.766 from $98.398 million during last year.