Pakistan’s textile sector has maintained a positive growth trajectory, with exports increasing by 1.24% during the first seven months (July 2025 – January 2026) of the current fiscal year.
📊 Overall Export Performance
According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS):
- Total exports: $10.904 billion
- Previous year (same period): $10.770 billion
- Increase: $0.134 billion YoY
👉 This reflects steady but moderate growth in the country’s largest export sector.
👕 Value-Added Segments Drive Growth
The increase in exports is primarily supported by strong performance in value-added textile categories:
🧥 Ready-Made Garments
- Increased by 5.69%
- From $2.440 billion → $2.579 billion
🧶 Knitwear
- Grew by 2.14%
- From $3.033 billion → $3.098 billion
🛏️ Bedwear
- Rose by 2.70%
- From $1.868 billion → $1.919 billion
- Added $50.575 million in export earnings
👉 These segments continue to be the backbone of Pakistan’s textile exports
⛺ Other Textile Categories Performance
- Tents, Tarpaulins & Canvas:
- Increased by 2.19%
- From $83.539M → $85.375M
- Miscellaneous (including raw cotton):
- Surged by 323.05%
- From $0.616M → $2.606M
👉 Although smaller in value, the sharp rise in miscellaneous exports indicates emerging demand pockets
📅 Monthly Export Momentum
📈 Month-on-Month (Jan 2026 vs Dec 2025)
- Increase: 28.72%
- From $1.351B → $1.739B
📊 Year-on-Year (Jan 2026 vs Jan 2025)
- Growth: 3.13%
- From $1.686B → $1.739B
👉 January showed strong momentum, indicating improved export activity at the start of 2026.
🌍 Key Growth Drivers
- Higher demand for value-added textile products
- Gradual recovery in global markets
- Improved export consistency across segments
👉 The shift toward value-added goods is helping enhance export resilience
🔮 Outlook for Textile Sector
Short-Term:
- Export momentum likely to remain stable to slightly positive
- Seasonal and global demand trends will influence growth
Medium-Term:
- Growth dependent on:
- Energy costs and industrial stability
- Global economic conditions
- Exchange rate competitiveness
🔚 Conclusion
Pakistan’s textile exports have posted steady growth during the first seven months of FY 2025–26, reaching $10.904 billion. The expansion is largely supported by value-added segments such as garments, knitwear, and bedwear, while monthly data shows strong recent momentum. Although overall growth remains moderate, the sector continues to benefit from improving global demand and a strategic shift toward higher-value exports.
The Agri-Crop editorial team comprises commodity market analysts, rice trade specialists, and agriculture industry professionals based in Pakistan. We track daily price movements, export data, and policy developments across Pakistan’s key agricultural sectors.
