Fashion
Sri Lankan garment exports down 6% in Jan-Feb 2026
During the first two months of ****, textile exports increased by *.* per cent to $**.* million. Over the same period, exports of other manufactured textile articles increased by *.* per cent to $**.* million, as per the Central Bank’s publication ‘External Sector Performance – February ****’.
Combined exports of textiles, garments, and other manufactured textile articles accounted for **.** per cent of all industrial exports from Sri Lanka during the first two months of this year. Total textile product exports amounted to $***.* million between January-February ****, while the country’s overall industrial exports were valued at $*,***.* million over the same period. This underscores the continued dominance of the apparel sector in Sri Lanka’s industrial export base, despite ongoing global demand volatility.