Export earnings in 2019-2020 stood at Tk. 223548.4 crore as against Tk.246308.3 crore in the preceding year. The main items of cash exports during the year under review were Readymade Garments (Tk. 190874.7 crore), Jute and Jute Manufactures (Tk. 7186.1 crore), Leather and Leather Manufactures (Tk. 4398.1 crore), Fish, Shrimps and Prawns (Tk. 3442.8 crore), Home Textile (Tk. 3097.8 crore), Vegetable Products (Tk. 1381.4 crore), Pharmaceutical Products (Tk. 879.6 crore), Plastic and Plastic Products (Tk. 537.8 crore), Bicycle (Tk. 450.9 crore), Terry Towel (Tk. 128.4 crore), Handicrafts (Tk. 140.1 crore) and Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Tk.9.1 crore). The major partner countries were the U.S.A (Tk. 33766.8 crore), Germany (Tk. 33003.4 crore), the U.K (Tk. 22800.0 crore), Spain (Tk. 16316.6 crore), France (Tk. 13186.3 crore), Italy (Tk. 10219.1 crore), Poland (Tk. 8707.2 crore), India (Tk. 7338.7 crore), Netherlands (Tk. 7055.7 crore), Canada (Tk. 6539.6 crore) and Japan (Tk. 6403.4 crore).
Commodity- wise Export Receipts (Excluding EPZ) During the year 2019-2020 the earnings through traditional items i.e. Jute Manufactures (Tk. 6146.1 crore), Raw Jute (Tk. 1040 crore) and Tea-all sorts (Tk. 20.9 crore) and through non-traditional items (Tk. 216341.4 crore). Among the non-traditional items, Readymade Garments have emerged individually as the most important sector. Readymade Garments accounted for Tk. 190874.7 crore (84.5 %) in 2019-2020 as compared to Tk. 212355.7 crore (86.2 %) in 2018-2019. Commodity classification of export earnings for the current year revealed increases over the previous year under : Jute and Jute Manufactures (Tk. 753.2 crore), Vegetable Products (Tk. 405.0 crore), Pharmaceutical Products (33.1 crore), Bicycle (Tk. 14.9 crore) and Fertilizer (Tk. 4.6 crore) and on the other hand export earnings through Readymade Garments including hosiery (Tk. 21481.0 crore), Leather and Leather Manufactures (Tk. 739.0 crore), Home Textile (Tk. 299.8 crore), Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Tk. 179.3 crore), Plastic and Plastic Products (Tk. 167.2 crore), Fish, Shrimps and Prawns (Tk. 113.5 crore) , Terry Towel (Tk. 75.0 crore) and Handicrafts (Tk. 12.5 crore) are decreased. Table - 2(A)[Taka in crore] & 2(B)[In million US$] below shows the comparative position of export receipts from major commodities during the last three years.
| (Taka in Crore) | ||||||||
| Major Commodity | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | Changes d=(a)-(b) | Changes e=(a)-(c) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % of A | Amount | % of A | Amount | % of A | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||
| Readymade Garments | 190874.7 | 85.4 | 212355.7 | 86.2 | 185411.8 | 84.4 | -21481.0 | 5462.9 |
| a) Knitwear | 107433.1 | 48.1 | 119039.5 | 48.3 | 105713.9 | 48.1 | -11606.4 | 1719.2 |
| b) Woven Garments | 83441.6 | 37.3 | 93316.2 | 37.9 | 79697.9 | 36.3 | -9874.6 | 3743.7 |
| Jute & Jute Manufactures | 7186.1 | 3.2 | 6432.9 | 2.6 | 7436.6 | 3.4 | 753.2 | -250.5 |
| a) Raw Jute | 1040.0 | 0.5 | 964.2 | 0.4 | 1160.1 | 0.5 | 75.8 | -120.1 |
| b) Jute Manufactures | 6146.1 | 2.7 | 5468.7 | 2.2 | 6276.5 | 2.9 | 677.4 | -130.4 |
| Fish, Shrimps and Prawns | 3442.8 | 1.5 | 3556.3 | 1.4 | 4087.7 | 1.9 | -113.5 | -644.9 |
| a) Fish | 762.9 | 0.3 | 632.0 | 0.3 | 561.0 | 0.3 | 130.9 | 201.9 |
| b) Shrimps and Prawns | 2679.9 | 1.2 | 2924.3 | 1.2 | 3526.7 | 1.6 | -244.4 | -846.8 |
| Leather & Leather Manufactures Manufactures | 4398.1 | 2.0 | 5137.1 | 2.1 | 5805.8 | 2.6 | -739.0 | -1407.7 |
| a) Leather | 787.2 | 0.4 | 1191.8 | 0.5 | 1281.6 | 0.6 | -404.6 | -494.4 |
| b) Leather Manufactures | 3610.9 | 1.6 | 3945.3 | 1.6 | 4524.2 | 2.1 | -334.4 | -913.3 |
| Home Textile | 3097.8 | 1.4 | 3397.6 | 1.4 | 3827.0 | 1.7 | -299.8 | -729.2 |
| Vegetable Products | 1381.4 | 0.6 | 976.4 | 0.4 | 872.7 | 0.4 | 405.0 | 508.7 |
| (Of which Tea) | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | |||
| Plastic & Plastic Products | 879.6 | 0.4 | 846.5 | 0.3 | 988.4 | 0.4 | 33.1 | -108.8 |
| Petroleum & Petroleum Products | 537.8 | 0.2 | 705.0 | 0.3 | 607.0 | 0.3 | -167.2 | -69.2 |
| Terry Towel | 450.9 | 0.2 | 436.0 | 0.2 | 358.0 | 0.2 | 14.9 | 92.9 |
| Bicycle | 128.4 | 0.1 | 203.4 | 0.1 | 159.8 | 0.1 | -75.0 | -31.4 |
| Pharmacetical Products | 9.1 | 188.4 | 0.1 | 80.2 | -179.3 | -71.1 | ||
| Handicrafts | 140.1 | 0.1 | 152.6 | 0.1 | 144.5 | 0.1 | -12.5 | -4.4 |
| Fertilizer | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |||||
| Others | 11017.0 | 4.9 | 11920.4 | 4.8 | 9872.7 | 4.5 | -903.4 | 1144.3 |
| A. Sub-total | 223548.4 | 100.0 | 246308.3 | 100.0 | 219652.2 | 100.0 | -22759.9 | 3896.2 |
| B. Exports of EPZ | 41905.1 | 50675.6 | 47527.6 | -8770.5 | -5622.5 | |||
| Grand Total:(A+B) | 265453.5 | 296983.9 | 267179.8 | -31530.4 | -1726.3 | |||
| (In million US$) | ||||||||
| Major Commodity | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | Changes d=(a)-(b) | Changes e=(a)-(c) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % of A | Amount | % of A | Amount | % of A | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||
| Readymade Garments | 22518.0 | 85.4 | 25270.0 | 86.2 | 22578.0 | 84.4 | -2752 | -60 |
| a) Knitwear | 12675.0 | 48.1 | 14166.0 | 48.3 | 12878.0 | 48.1 | -1491 | -203 |
| b) Woven Garments | 9843.0 | 37.3 | 11104.0 | 37.9 | 9700.0 | 36.3 | -1261 | 143 |
| Jute & Jute Manufactures | 848.0 | 3.2 | 766.0 | 2.6 | 906.0 | 3.4 | 82 | -58 |
| a) Raw Jute | 123.0 | 0.5 | 115.0 | 0.4 | 141.0 | 0.5 | 8 | -18 |
| b) Jute Manufactures | 725.0 | 2.7 | 651.0 | 2.2 | 765.0 | 2.9 | 74 | -40 |
| Fish, Shrimps and Prawns | 406.0 | 1.5 | 423.0 | 1.4 | 499.0 | 1.9 | -17 | -93 |
| a) Fish | 90.0 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 15 | 22 |
| b) Shrimps and Prawns | 316.0 | 1.2 | 348.0 | 1.2 | 431.0 | 1.6 | -32 | -115 |
| Leather & Leather Manufactures Manufactures | 519.0 | 2.0 | 612.0 | 2.1 | 709.0 | 2.7 | -93 | -190 |
| a) Leather | 93.0 | 0.4 | 142.0 | 0.5 | 156.0 | 0.6 | -49 | -63 |
| b) Leather Manufactures | 426.0 | 1.6 | 470.0 | 1.6 | 553.0 | 2.1 | -44 | -127 |
| Home Textile | 366.0 | 1.4 | 404.0 | 1.4 | 467.0 | 1.7 | -38 | -101 |
| Vegetable Products | 163.0 | 0.6 | 116.0 | 0.4 | 106.0 | 0.4 | 47 | 57 |
| (Of which Tea) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1 | -1 | |||
| Plastic & Plastic Products | 104.0 | 0.4 | 101.0 | 0.3 | 121.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -17 |
| Petroleum & Petroleum Products | 63.0 | 0.2 | 84.0 | 0.3 | 74.0 | 0.3 | -21 | -11 |
| Terry Towel | 53.0 | 0.2 | 52.0 | 0.2 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Bicycle | 15.0 | 0.1 | 24.0 | 0.1 | 19.0 | 0.1 | -9 | -4 |
| Pharmacetical Products | 1.0 | 22.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | -21 | -9 | ||
| Handicrafts | 17.0 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 0.1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fertilizer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Others | 1298.0 | 4.9 | 1419.0 | 4.8 | 1201.0 | 4.5 | -121 | 97 |
| A. Sub-total | 26372.0 | 100.0 | 29311.0 | 100.0 | 26752.0 | 100.0 | -2939 | -380 |
| B. Exports of EPZ | 4944.0 | 6030.0 | 5785.0 | -1086 | -841 | |||
| Grand Total:(A+B) | 31316.0 | 35341.0 | 32537.0 | -4025 | -1221 | |||