ISLAMABAD - The country's textile exports have recorded at $2.209 billion during the first couple of months (July-August) of the ongoing fiscal year 2011-12 showing an increase of 12.67 per cent compared to the exports of $1.960 billion of the preceding fiscal year 2010-11. According to the figures released by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) on Monday, the country's textile commodities exports had surged by over 12 per cent in one year period, as it exported textile's commodities worth of $2.209 billion in July-August period of the 2011-12 against $1.960 billion of July-August period of the fiscal year 2010-11. However, the country might miss the exports target of textile commodities during the current financial year due to the destruction of cotton crops owing to the floods. According to the estimates of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), the rains have destroyed approximately 1.5 to 2 million bales leaving a short fall of about 1.5 million bales in comparison to last year; therefore, the country will not be able to export its cotton production, however, it is sufficient to fulfil the local requirements. Furthermore, with lower cotton prices and continued gas and power crisis, it is not easy to have higher exports this year. According to the figures, the product-wise details showed that raw cotton exports went up by 841.52 per cent in July-August period of the ongoing fiscal year, cotton yarn exports decreased by 7.64 per cent, cotton cloth, 12.64 per cent, cotton carded exports declined by 96.91 per cent, yarn exports up by 252.42 per cent, knitwear, 12.53 per cent, bed wear, 5.26 per cent, towels, 6.60 per cent, tents, 130.92 per cent, readymade garments, 21.75 per cent, art silk and synthetic textile, 27.19 per cent, made up articles 11.21 per cent and other textile materials exports increased by 32.18 per cent in July-August period of 2011-12 against the July-August 2010-11 period, said the FBS data. Meanwhile, the figures revealed that the country's food export also registered an increase of 33.53 per cent in July-August period of the year 2011-12. The break up of food group exports revealed that rice exports went down by 13.53 per cent in the period under review, fish exports increased by 10.10 per cent, fruits, 60.46 per cent, vegetables, 80.87 per cent, pulses, 100 per cent, tobacco, 74.72 per cent, wheat, 100 per cent, spices, 49.15 per cent, oil seeds export 462.38 per cent, meat 54.46 per cent and all other food items export enhanced by 221.58 per cent in the period under review. Meanwhile, other manufactures group also enhance by 24.09 per cent. In this group, exports carpets, rugs and mats decreased by 9.77 per cent, sports goods exports increased by 7.35 per cent, leather exports went up by 3.11 per cent during the period under reviewed. Similarly, the engineering goods exports has enhanced by over 66 per cent, surgical goods and medical instruments exports also went up by 29.34 per cent in July-August period of the current fiscal year against the same period last year.