Long Eid vacation, gas crisis

Staff Correspondent:

April recorded the lowest export earnings in the past 10 months (July to April) of the current fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), with exports totaling a little over $3 billion.

Experts attribute this decline primarily to factory closures during the Eid vacation and gas supply crisis in industries.

According to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) released on Monday (May 5), exports in April 2025 stood at $3.01 billion, reflecting a modest growth of 0.86% compared to April of the previous fiscal year.

However, this was the lowest monthly export figure so far in the current fiscal year. EPB data shows that the previous lowest was in September, when goods worth $3.52 billion were exported.

In contrast, exports in the last March reached $4.25 billion.