Dhaka, March 12 -- Apparel export to the United States, the single-largest market for made-in-Bangladesh clothing, bounced back strongly as January saw a growth of over 45 per cent.

Bangladesh bagged US$799.65 million last January from readymade-garment exports to the US market, marking a 45.9-percent year-on-year growth, according to the data released Tuesday by OTEXA, an affiliate of the US Department of Commerce.

In January 2024, RMG exports to that market fetched US$547.95 million.

In quantity, Bangladesh shipped 261.29 million square meters of apparel to the US market in January 2025, up 49.2 per cent from 175.11 million square meters in January 2024, the OTEXA data show.

Industry experts, however, say January is an 'unusual mont...