Bangladesh’s RMG exports to EU fall 16.43% in first half

Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union (EU) fell by 16.43 percent year-on-year to €8.64 billion in the January-June period of 2026, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In the six months, the volume fell 8.22 percent year-on-year and prices decreased 8.94 percent.

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However, the volume of goods shipped to the EU from Bangladesh in June alone rose 6.53 percent compared with the same month of the previous year, but in value terms, it experienced a fall of 5.31 percent, according to Eurostat data.

Also, the EU's apparel imports from the world fell 9.7 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to €41.1 billion, while both the amount imported fell 6.4 percent and the average price decreased 3.53 percent.

In the same period, exports from Vietnam to the EU grew 0.36 percent to €2.06 billion. Interestingly, Vietnam shipped 11.52 percent less goods but raised prices by 13.43 percent.

Meanwhile, shipments from China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Cambodia to the EU fell.