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The country's merchandise exports recorded a 2.93 per cent decline in August 2025 year-on-year to fetch US$3.91 billion, mainly because of negative growth of the largest foreign currency earner--readymade garments.
Bangladesh fetched US$4.03 billion in August 2024, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released on Tuesday.
The country started the current fiscal year with a robust double-digit growth of about 25 per cent in July 2025 to fetch US$4.77 billion, which was US$3.81 billion in July 2024.
Out of the total US$3.91 billion, RMG fetched US$3.16 billion, marking a 4.75 per cent negative growth compared to that of August 2024 earnings, EPB data revealed.
Within the RMG segment, knitwear exports fell by 6.34 per cent to US$ 1.77billion, while woven garments decreased by 2.65 per cent to US$1.39 billion.
However, the overall export earnings grew by 10.61 per cent to US$8.68 billion during the first two months of the current fiscal year of 2025-26.
EPB, in a statement, said that while export performance in the opening month of the fiscal year indicates resilience, the slowdown in August underlines the challenges facing Bangladesh’s export sector in the context of global demand fluctuations and evolving market dynamics.
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