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  Facts & Figures of Knitwear Sector  
     
  Export Performance of RMG of Bangladesh for 2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 in Million US ($)  
       
   

Export of RMG in FY 07-08, 08-09 & 09-10
(in Million USD)

Monthly Growth Rate Compared to Last Year (%)
Year
Month
 Woven Knit Total Month Woven Knit Total
2007
July
 345.20 346.74 691.94 July -23.61 -23.45 -23.53
August
 417.02 445.05 862.07 August -9.71 -0.42 -5.14
September
 353.78 412.46 766.24 September +0.54 +18.17 +9.32
October
 314.66 387.32 701.98 October +1.05 +10.13 +5.87
November
 417.14 442.06 859.20 November +26.29 +40.35 +33.16
December
 471.11 516.57 987.68 December +2.48 +15.51 +8.90
2008
January
 492.36 464.40 956.76 January +49.02 +68.87 +58.04
February
 477.96 455.05 933.01 February +15.05 +32.61 +23.00
March
 481.00 443.98 924.98 March +22.77 +25.05 +23.85
April
 415.27 479.08 894.35 April +34.48 +47.00 +40.91
May
 441.65 536.38 978.03 May +19.94 +32.16 +26.35
June
 540.13 603.43 1143.56 June +13.72 +23.97 +18.91
Total (Jul'07-June'08)
5167.28 5532.52 10699.80 Total (Jul'07-June'08) +10.94 +21.50 +16.16
Share in National Export FY 2007-08
36.62% 39.21% 75.83%
Year
Month
 Woven Knit Total Month Woven Knit Total
2008
July
 547.30 640.50 1187.8 July +58.55 +84.72 +71.66
August
 485.90 569.64 1055.54 August +16.52 +27.99 +22.44
September
 492.08 620.94 1113.02 September +39.09 +50.55 +45.26
October
 292.22 357.04 649.26 October -7.13 -7.82 -7.51
November
 487.81 548.53 1036.34 November +16.94 +24.08 +20.62
December
 500.44 503.98 1004.42 December +6.23 -2.44 +1.69
2009
January
 584.24 562.94 1147.18 January +18.66 +21.22 +19.90
February
 532.80 466.71 999.51 February +11.47 +2.56 +7.13
March
 541.90 480.33 1022.23 March +12.66 +8.19 +10.51
April
 437.79 480.40 918.19 April +5.42 +0.28 +2.67
May
 493.41 578.59 1072.00 May +11.72 +7.87 +9.61
June
 522.62 619.40 1142.02 June -3.24 +2.65 -0.13
Total (2008-09)
5,918.51 6,429.00 12,347.51 Total (2008-09) +14.54 +16.20 +15.40
Share in National Export FY 2008-09
38.02% 41.30% 79.33%
2009
July
 521.78 651.85 1173.63 July -4.66 +1.77 -1.19
August
 489.22 552.46 1041.68 August +0.68 -3.02 -1.31
September
 365.63 449.63 815.26 September -25.70 -27.59 -26.75
October
 307.76 440.46 748.22 October +5.32 +23.36 +15.24
Total FY 09-10 (4 Months)
1,684.39 2,094.4 3,778.79 Total FY 09-10 (4 Months) -7.32 -4.28 -5.66
Share in National Export FY 2008-09
33.66% 42.76% 77.15%
 
   

Source: Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh

 
   

 

  

Export Performance of RMG over Government's Strategic Export Target for 2008-09 (July-August)

Product

Target (in million USD) 2008-09 (July-January)

%Change of Export Performance over Strategic Export Target

Knitwear

3705.31

+2.65%

Woven

3198.96

+5.97%
   

 

  
  Yearly Export (FY* 2007-08): US$ 5532.52 million (Largest)  
   
EU - US$ 4216.57 Million
USA - US$ 807.28 Million
Canada - US$ 232.40 Million
Others - US$ 276.27 Million
 
 
  Share in National Export - 39.21%  
 
  Share in RMG Export - 51.70%  
 
  Yearly Growth - 21.5%  
 
  Contribution in National Export Increase - 50.67%  
 
  Net Retention amount - US$ 3319.56 million  
 
  Net retention rate - 60% (Highest)  
 
  Value addition - 75% (Highest)  
 
  Quantity Exported - 215.72 million dozens (11 Months)  
 
  Labor Force Employed  
   
Direct - 1.00 million; about 70% of them are women.
Indirect - 0.50 million
 
 
  Number of Member Units About - 1500 (2008)  
       
  Comparative Export Performance of Bangladeshi Knit Productin Major Importing Countries:  

(Figures in Million US $)

Country

2007-08

2006-07

Growth %

Germany

1245.07

1103.28

12.85

USA

807.28

762.39

5.89

France

639.55

475.86

34.40

UK

616.91

489.40

26.05

Spain

410.78

351.34

16.92

Italy

320.42

268

19.56

Canada

232.40

200.70

15.79

Netherlands

359.13

243.85

47.27

Belgium

183.59

163.6

12.22

Sweden

137.71

103.82

32.64

Source: Export Promotion Bureau,Bangladesh

 

* FY = Financial Year (July-June )