Bangladesh’s export to China rises 23 pc

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Economic Reporter :
The country’s merchandise export to China registered a robust 23.65 per cent growth during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (FY17).
The latest statistics, released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), showed that export to China stood at $881.67 million in July-May period of the current fiscal year.
The value was $713.18 million in the same period of the past fiscal year.
Export to China has been growing modestly in the last couple of years after registering a rapid growth in the recent years thanks to Chinese preferential treatment to the Bangladeshi products.
Total annual export to China stood at $808.14 million in FY16, registering a modest 2.17 per cent growth over the FY15 when export to the dragon economy stood at $791 million.
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