ISLAMABAD (The Thursday Times) — Pakistan’s textile exports reached $1.833 billion in July, the highest monthly figure the sector has ever recorded, rising 43 percent from the month before and 9.11 percent on the same month last year. The performance made textiles the clear driver of a strong opening to the new fiscal year, with the industry accounting for around 62 percent of the country’s total exports.
July 2026 at a glance
- Textile exports: $1.833 billion, highest monthly figure on record
- Growth on June 2026: 43%, up from $1.282 billion
- Growth on July 2025: 9.11%, up from $1.68 billion
- Total national exports: $2.96 billion, up 10%
- Textiles as share of total exports: around 62%
The month-on-month jump was the sharpest part of the story. Textile exports had stood at $1.282 billion in June, and the climb to $1.833 billion in July represents an increase of 43 percent in a single month. Measured against July of last year, when the sector exported $1.68 billion, the gain was 9.11 percent.
Pakistan’s total exports rose 10 percent in July to $2.96 billion, up from $2.69 billion in the same month a year earlier, according to figures shared by the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association. The association described the performance as “a healthy start and one worth building on,” noting that the textile industry remained the key driver of export growth and that there was significant room for further gains.
The monthly figure caps a year in which the value-added end of the sector has been the standout performer. Readymade garment exports reached a record $4.18 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year, a 5.5 percent increase on the year before and more than double the $1.97 billion recorded a decade ago in 2015-16. That steady climb reflects a shift in Pakistan’s export base away from raw materials and towards finished apparel, where margins are higher and demand in European and North American markets has held up.
