Bangladesh’s export earnings in April rose by 51.18 per cent to $4.73 billion which was $3.13 billion in the same period a year ago, according to Export Promotion Bureau data released on Monday.
In the first ten months of the current fiscal year, thanks to every sector positive performance except jute and jute goods sector, Bangladesh exported $43.34 billion with 35.14 per cent growth. It was $32.07 billion in the same time of the previous fiscal year.
During this period, export earnings from apparel export jump by 35.98 per cent to $35.36 billion which was $26 billion in the same time of the previous fiscal year. Home textile sector earned $1.33 billion with 39.13 per cent growth.
Leather and leather goods sector earned $1.01 billion with 32.97 per cent export growth which was $761 million in the July-April of the previous fiscal year.
Agriculture sector is also crossed billion-dollar export in the July-April of the current 2021-22 fiscal year. During this period, this sector earned $1.04 billion with 26.29 per cent growth. It was $824.59 million in the previous fiscal year.
Jute and jute goods sector, however, performed negative by 6.68 per cent to $966 million which was $1.04 billion in the same time of the previous fiscal year.
