Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) reached US$6.43 billion during the July-October period of the fiscal year FY2026-27, marking a 2.79 percent increase from $6.26 billion recorded a year earlier, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data compiled by Bangladesh Apparel Voice (BAV).

However, the growth remained heavily concentrated, with Spain single-handedly carrying nearly all of the expansion. Exports to Spain surged 13.36 percent to reach $1.448 billion-an increase of $170.6 million-which accounts for about 98 percent of the EU's total gain of $174.5 million. With this stellar performance, Spain now commands 22.51 percent of Bangladesh's total EU apparel exports, overtaking Germany.

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