TEXTILE AND AGRICULTURE EXPORTS FROM PAKISTAN IN 2013
AND IT SHARE IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET
DR. MUHAMMAD MUSHTAQ MANGAT
Agriculture and textile plays a major role in our exports. Here there is a brief description of performance of these sectors in international market.
Pakistan exported various items in 2013 of 24.4 Billion US $ worth. The real impart goes to agribusiness, textile and clothing items. WTO gives information of global exchange. This information demonstrates that aggregate global agriculture exports worth is 1, 744.8 Billion US $.
Exports of agriculture products from Pakistan is of 5.571 Billion US $ worth, which is just 0.32% of the aggregate universal exports. Note we are an agriculture nation.
Second significant exports are textile and garments. Total exports of textile at global level are 305.898 Billion US $. Pakistan sent out textile products in 2013 of 9.341 Billion US $, which is 3.05%. It is very vital.
Anyhow impart of clothing is low. All out worldwide exports of clothing is 460.268 Billion US $, Pakistan sent out apparel of 4.549 Billion US $ worth, just 0.99 %. Share in global exports in 2013 Agriculture exports: 0.32%, Textile: 3.05% Clothing: 0.99%
This is incredibly low and Pakistan ought to think and center to enhance attire trades. Clothing segment is just part equipped to give enormous possibilities of business and employment.
Reporter Product 2,013 % World Agricultural products 1,744,833 World Textiles 305,898 World Clothing 460,268 Pakistan Agricultural products 5,571 0.32 Pakistan Textiles 9,341 3.05 Pakistan Clothing 4,549 0.99 Source: http://stat.wto.org/StatisticalProgram/WSDBViewData.aspx?Language=E