Textile exports drop to $1.3bn in Feb 2026

March 13, 2026 (MLN): The country's total textile exports drop by 7% YoY to $1.31bn in February 2026 compared to $1.41bn in February 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Likewise, on a month-on-month basis, the exports of the same group registered a decrease of 24.59% MoM compared to exports worth $1.74bn in January 2026.

Cumulatively in 8MFY26, the textile exports grew by 0.27% YoY to $12.22bn compared to $12.18bn in 8MFY25.

The total exports as per BOP for February clocked in at $2.28bn, down by 8.53% YoY compared to $2.49bn in February 2025.

Likewise, on a monthly basis, exports declined by 25.45% MoM.

In February 2026, Textile Group products remained the major exportable goods for Pakistan as this group accounted for 57.57% of the total exports.

During the review month, key contributing products under the textile head were Readymade Garments ($327.29m), Knitwear ($312.46m), and Bed Wear ($220.89m).

Readymade Garments exports fell by 0.56%, Knitwear exports dropped by 14.51%, and the inflow of foreign currency through Bed Wear decreased by 11.51% .

The food group remained the second most contributing group in total exports. The export value of this group stood at $405.89m, showing a significant decline of 27.54% YoY compared to $560.14m in February 2025.

Likewise, on a monthly basis, the exports from the respective group fell by 35% MoM compared to $624.45m in January 2026.

Collectively in 8MFY26, the earnings from food group exports declined by 34.38% YoY to $3.39bn compared to $5.17bn in 8MFY25.

Under the same group, Rice remained the major source of foreign exchange earnings as the export value of the commodity during February 2026 stood at $186.73m marking an increase of 48.97% MoM and 35.38% YoY.

The export of Oil Seeds, Nuts and Kernels stood at $25.95m in February, rising by 40.74% YoY and 27.55% MoM compared to $18.44m in February 2025 and $20.35m in January 2026 respectively.

Going forward, the exports of surgical goods & medical instruments fell by 6.06% YoY to clock in at $33.94m.

The exports of leather manufacturers also saw a negative trend as they decreased by 0.73% YoY to $43.28m in February 2026.

Conversely, sports goods foreign earnings increased by 6.59% YoY to $33.25m in February 2026.

However, when compared with the figure of $41.64m in January 2026, the export of sports goods has dropped by 20.15% MoM.

Inflow through the chemical and pharmaceutical products decreased by 3.03% YoY to $119.5m in February 2023 compared to $123.23m in SPLY.

The data further shows that the share of the Petroleum group in the country’s total export basket was only 1.96% in February 2026.

During the review period, the country earned $44.6m from exports of petroleum products, up by 133.3% YoY.

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