Textile exports rise 13% MoM in September

October 19, 2026 (MLN): Textile exports rise by 13.24% MoM to $1.62bn in September 2026 compared to $1.43bn in August 2026, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed.

On a year-on-year basis, the exports of the same group registered an increase of 1.48% compared to exports worth $1.60bn in September 2025.

The total exports as per BOP for September clocked in at $3.02bn, up by 15.47% YoY compared to $2.61bn in September 2025.

Likewise, on a monthly basis, exports increased by 22.86% MoM.

In September 2026, Textile Group products remained the major exportable goods for Pakistan as this group accounted for 53.74% of the total exports.

During the review month, key contributing products under the textile head were Knitwear apparel ($456.06m), Readymade Garments ($418.73m).

Cotton exports fell by 1.66% YoY but rose 14.45% MoM, Knitwear apparel exports edged up by 0.8% YoY and 10.63% MoM, Readymade Garments exports surged by 16.97% YoY and 21.51% MoM, and the inflow of foreign currency through Other Made-up Textile Articles moved down by 7.35% YoY but climbed 8.49% MoM.

The combined animal, vegetable, fats and prepared-foodstuffs groups remained the second most contributing segment in total exports.

The export value of this segment stood at $495.80m, showing a significant growth of 33.87% YoY compared to $370.37m in September 2025.

Likewise, on a monthly basis, exports from the respective segment grew by 28.98% MoM compared to $384.40m in August 2026.

Under the same segment, Rice remained a major source of foreign exchange earnings as the export value of the commodity during September 2026 stood at $226.37m, marking an increase of 38.1% MoM and 87.51% YoY.

The export of Oil Seeds, Nuts and Kernels stood at $60.69m in September, growing by 325.08% YoY and 152.38% MoM compared to $14.28m in September 2025 and $24.05m in August 2026 respectively.

Going forward, exports of surgical goods and medical instruments grew by 9.23% YoY to clock in at $43.37m.

The exports of leather manufactures also saw a positive trend as they went up by 11.6% YoY to $66.91m in September 2026.

However, sports goods foreign earnings fell by 12.47% YoY to $33.78m in September 2026, down from $38.59m in September 2025, though they rose 6.95% MoM from $31.58m in August 2026.

Inflow through chemical and allied industry products increased by 12.82% YoY to $116.15m in September 2026 compared to $102.95m in SPLY, with Pharmaceutical Products alone up 27.05% YoY to $24.41m.

The data further shows that the share of the Petroleum group in the country’s total export basket was only 3.07% in September 2026.

During the review period, the country earned $92.48m from exports of petroleum group products, increasing by 48.92% YoY.

On a cumulative basis, during 1QFY27 (Jul-Sep), total exports as per BOP clocked in at $8.45bn, up by 7.65% YoY compared to $7.85bn in the same period last year. Textile Group exports stood at $4.69bn, up by 2.47% YoY, accounting for 55.43% of total exports.

Under the textile head, Knitwear apparel exports rose by 1.27% YoY to $1.31bn, Readymade Garments exports grew by 9.1% YoY to $1.17bn, and Cotton exports increased by 3.41% YoY to $605.68m, while Other Made-up Textile Articles declined by 3.32% YoY to $1.25bn.

The combined food groups recorded exports worth $1.33bn during the period, up by 17.11% YoY, with Rice exports surging by 49.89% YoY to $602.28m and Oil Seeds, Nuts and Kernels jumping by 282.54% YoY to $100.03m.

Moreover, exports of leather manufactures went up by 12.28% YoY to $185.99m, surgical goods and medical instruments grew by 9.84% YoY to $125.11m, and chemical and allied industry products rose by 14.52% YoY to $359.71m, with Pharmaceutical Products up 11.38% YoY to $69.56m.

On the other hand, sports goods exports fell by 9.19% YoY to $104.67m. The Petroleum group earned $257.07m, a rise of 44.57% YoY, accounting for 3.04% of total exports.

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