Bangladesh's export earnings have declined in the 2025-26 fiscal year despite a sharp rebound in June, with receipts falling 0.58 per cent from the previous year to $48 billion.
The annual export figure also fell nearly 13 per cent short of the government's target of $55 billion, as per a bdnews24.com report.
According to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Thursday, export earnings stood at $48.28 billion in FY25.
The overall decline could have been much steeper had exports not rebounded strongly in June.
Exporters earned $4.20 billion in June, up 25.91 per cent from $3.334 billion in the same month a year earlier.
The EPB data showed that export earnings had declined for eight consecutive months before recovering in April.
Exports rose to $4.01 billion in April, nearly 33 per cent higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year.
However, the momentum did not continue in May.
Export earnings in May stood at $4.40 billion, down 7.07 per cent from May of the previous fiscal year.
Analysis of the EPB data indicates that the overall negative export growth in FY26 was mainly driven by weaker performance in the ready-made garments sector, the country's largest export industry.
Ready-made garment exports earned $38.70 billion during the fiscal year, down 1.64 per cent from a year earlier.
The sector had earned $39.35 billion in FY25.
