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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.
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.
In this industry, also, medium scale factories contract work out to small-scale and cottage concerns. Also like the sports goods industry, most of the output is exported. Sialkot is the biggest surgical maker in the world and India, America, Australia and many other countries are importers of surgical instruments from this city.
The Pakistan Textile City, situated in Karachi, Sindh, is an industrial zone dedicated to textile processing and related industries. Established in 2009, it spans 1,250 acres, [ 1 ] and is strategically located within the North Western Industrial Zone of Port Qasim , just 6 km from the N-5 National Highway .
The Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate was established in 1947 and has grown into the largest industrial area in Pakistan with more than 2,000 industrial units on 4,500 acres (18 km 2) of land west of the Lyari River. The estate benefits from the proximity of the Port of Karachi and various roads linking to the rest of Pakistan. The town grew up ...
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 commerce and industry in Karachi represents major economic activities in Pakistan. Pakistan ranks 40 among the countries of the world in nominal GDP, and number 55 in the world in factory output. Pakistan's industrial sector accounts for about 24% of GDP. Industry is the production of goods or services within an economy. [1]
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]