Bangladesh apparel exports to U.S. fall 13 pct in two months
Published 10 Apr,2021 via The Financial Express - Apparel exports to the US, the country's single largest destination, registered over 13 per cent decline in the first two months of 2021 year-on-year mainly because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh fetched US$ 1.0 billion in the Jan-February period of 2021 through apparel exports, down from $1.15 billion during the same period of 2020, according to data of the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) -- affiliated with the US Department of Commerce.
During the first two months of 2021, Bangladesh shipped 392.71 million square metres of apparel items, whereas the export was 408.80 million square metres in the Jan-Feb period of 2020.
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