{
  "pillarKey": "tradeEvolution",
  "title": "Trade Evolution: Export Diversification & Services",
  "version": "f8369e7f7c93",
  "contentHash": "f8369e7f7c93fca2eca1d7475944dce0e784c105e7733fd52358382e793795bc",
  "snapshotDate": "2026-10-18",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "publisher": "American Bangladesh Foundation",
  "note": "Immutable snapshot. contentHash is SHA-256 over the key-sorted JSON of `content`. Cite the original publisher for any figure you reuse.",
  "content": {
    "key": "tradeEvolution",
    "rows": [
      {
        "hsCode": "61",
        "label": "Knit Apparel",
        "valueUsd": 4200000000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "62",
        "label": "Woven Apparel",
        "valueUsd": 3100000000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "90",
        "label": "Optical/Medical",
        "valueUsd": 36960000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "39",
        "label": "Plastics",
        "valueUsd": 24390000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "94",
        "label": "Furniture/Light Eng.",
        "valueUsd": 22780000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "30",
        "label": "Pharmaceuticals",
        "valueUsd": 21260000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "85",
        "label": "Electrical Machinery",
        "valueUsd": 8870000
      },
      {
        "hsCode": "84",
        "label": "Machinery/Reactors",
        "valueUsd": 4230000
      }
    ],
    "highlights": [
      {
        "label": "Total BD→US",
        "value": "$8.4B",
        "delta": "Up 1.1% YoY (2024)"
      },
      {
        "label": "RMG Share",
        "value": "87%",
        "delta": "HS 61/62"
      },
      {
        "label": "Non-RMG Growth",
        "value": "+15%",
        "delta": "YoY"
      }
    ],
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "Apparel (HS 61/62) export diversification and RMG share",
        "sourceRef": "US Census Foreign Trade Division"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Services trade balance and ICT services share",
        "sourceRef": "US BEA International Services Trade"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Non-RMG export leaderboard by category",
        "sourceRef": "US Census Foreign Trade Division"
      }
    ],
    "primarySourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5380.html",
    "additionalSources": [
      {
        "name": "US BEA International Services Trade",
        "url": "https://www.bea.gov/data/intl-trade-investment/international-trade-services"
      },
      {
        "name": "USTR",
        "url": "https://ustr.gov"
      }
    ],
    "verification": {
      "registryStatus": "Verified",
      "sourceVerified": true,
      "unverifiedFields": [],
      "knownGaps": [
        "FY2026 services-trade figures pending BEA release"
      ]
    }
  }
}