Country’s export earnings in the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year witnessed a 7.84 percent growth totalling $ 16083.90 million due to moderate performance of knitwear, woven garment, jute and jute-made goods, agricultural and leather products. The single-month export performance for December was also 12.66 percent higher with $ 3204.07 million than the strategic target of $ 2844.13 million, UNB reports. According to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Tuesday, the export earnings during the July-December period of the last fiscal year totalled $ 14914.21 million, according to EPB statistics. The total export earnings during the last fiscal (FY15) stood at $ 31,208.94 million. According to the EPB figures for July-December period of the current fiscal, knitwear export maintained its positive trend fetching $ 6432.05 million, which showed a 6.11 percent growth over the same period of the last fiscal while woven garment accounted for $ 6703.53 million having a growth of 12.42 percent. uring the six-month period, the export of home textiles totalled $ 348.43 million with a growth of 16.68 percent; leather footwear exports fetched $ 252.04 million, primary commodities $ 552.64 million; frozen foods, including frozen fish, shrimps and others $ 285.76 million; and agricultural products $ 266.88 million.
