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In the US, Pakistani textile exporters are losing their share to other exporting countries such as India, Vietnam and other competitors. Although in the US market the overall import demand for textiles and apparel increased during July-September 2015, Pakistan had not been able to firm up its exports, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its first quarterly review released a day ago.

It said that following the trend in previous years, the demand for cotton textile, which constitutes the bulk of Pakistan’s exports, continued to decline in the US market.

Related Keywords: cotton stock, export cotton bales, leading mills, less buying interest, modest trading, official spot rate, Pakistan cotton market, prices maintained firmness, reduced interest rate, remained unmoved, seed cotton prices, State Bank of Pakistan

In the process of modest trading, dealers said that prices maintained firmness on the cotton market on Saturday. Some leading mills were on the sidelines owing to less buying interest as per market sources. The prices of seed cotton in Sindh were at Rs 2100-2700 and in Punjab at Rs 2500-3100. The official spot rate remained unmoved at Rs 5500

Experts attributed the fall in activity to larger stock with the leading buyers as they had bought major stock than their needs, so some exporters selling their cotton stock to needy mills.

Related Keywords: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, bring down inflation rate, interest rate cut, LCCI, longstanding demand, Pakistan textile industry, State Bank of Pakistan, stimulate private sector growth

The longstanding demand of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) that the mark-up rate should be at the lowest to provide some breathing space to industries has been taken care of with the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to cut the interest rate by 100 basis points – from 9.5% to 8.5% which will not only help stimulate private sector growth but also bring down the inflation rate according to them.