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The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector, employing nearly 25 million people. [1] [2] As the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia, the industry contributes 8.5% to the country's Gross domestic product. [3] It accounts for about 45% of the total labor force and 38% of manufacturing workers.
The cotton and textile industries play a dominant role in exports; [14] cotton accounts for 55 percent of the country's export earnings, and Pakistan has a 14% share of the world's cloth exports. [2] The European Union (EU) granted Generalized System of Preferences "Plus" status to Pakistan in 2013, which has promoted textile exports to the EU. [9]
The Pakistan Textile Journal (Urdu: ٹیکسٹاہل جرنل پاکستان) is an English-language magazine. It is the leading monthly magazine for the textile industry of Pakistan that provides valuable insight on the local and international textile affairs. The magazine is issued on a monthly basis and consists of an in depth analysis of ...
Pakistan was classified as a semi-industrial economy for the first time in the late 1990s, albeit an underdeveloped country [39] with a heavy dependence on agriculture, particularly the textile industry relying on cotton production. [40] [37] [41] Primary export commodities include textiles, leather goods, sports equipment, chemicals, and ...
Pakistan's industrial sector (in FY21) accounts for 28.11% of the GDP. Of this, manufacturing makes up 12.52%, mining constitutes 2.18%, construction makes up 2.05%, and electricity and gas 1.36%. The majority of industry is made up of textile units, with textiles contributing $15.4b to exports, making up 56% of total exports.
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is an association for Textile industry in Pakistan.APTMA represents over 400 textile mills in Pakistan. [2]The textile industry is Pakistan's largest industry and textile is the most important export of Pakistan. [3]
Pakistan's fashion designers reinvigorate industry after difficult year After a year on pause, Pakistan’s fashion industry is coming back to life The two-day Fashion Pakistan Week took place in ...
Pakistan will continue to face tariffs of 30% or more on 9 out of the 8238 product lines within the second phase, [8] including rates of 64% on rice products and significant tariffs on fertiliser, sugar, apparel, and wheat. [10] [33] Pakistan's textiles industry is said to benefit from the protected product lines list.