Bangladesh targets $37.5 billion export earning in FY2018
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 30 Jul 2017 05:13 PM BdST Updated: 30 Jul 2017 07:16 PM BdST
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The apparel sector in Bangladesh has seen impressive growth over the years accounting for more than 80 percent of the total exports earnings of the country. File photo
Bangladesh has set an export target of $37.5 billion for the current fiscal year, which is a 1.35 percent rise from the previous year.
The government estimates the garment industry will be able to fetch $31.6 billion in exports by the end of the current fiscal year, accounting for almost 80 percent of the earning.
"I hope we will be able to achieve our target," Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told the media at the secretariat on Sunday after revealing the figures.
Bangladesh's exports earning stood at $34.83 billion in FY2017 against the target of $37 billion.
Ahmed said they expect the service sector to earn a further $3.5 billion by the end of the current fiscal year.
The target from woven garment is set at $15.06 billion, up 10.08 percent from last year while it is $15.10 billion for knitwear, which is a 9.76 percent rise.
In the just concluded fiscal 2016-17, the apparel sector earned $28.14 billion -- $14.39 billion from woven garments and $13.75 billion from knitwear, Ahmed said.
Sector | Target (US$) | Growth (%) |
Jute and jute goods | 1.05 billion | 9.62 |
Leather and leather products | 1.38 billion | 11.83 |
Frozen fish | 535 million | 1.61 |
Agro-processing industry | 570.6 million | 4.13 |
Plastic products | 148 million | 26.55 |
Pharmaceuticals | 100 million | 12.15 |
Home textile | 880 million | 10.12 |
Engineering products | 876 million | 27.17 |
Ceramics | 40.3 million | 9.86 |
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