Apparel industry confident of surpassing revenue targets

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The apparel industry is heading towards becoming the key driver of economy and is set to surpass the target revenue mark for this year
The progress made by the industry so far is encouraging, Secretary General Joint Apparel Association Forum, Tuli Cooray said.&The first half
recorded the highest earnings for the industry within the last five years surpassing the earnings of US $ 2,413 million in 2016
With a dip in earnings of US $ 2,281 million in 2017, it recorded $ 2,395 million for 2018 and $ 2,620 million for 2019
Total export earnings recorded a 9.41 percent growth compared to 3 percent growth the previous year
This is the highest growth rate for any export sector in the country,& he said.