Export, import volumes rise
Pakistan’s exports during February stood at $2.16 billion, while imports were recorded at $3.05 billion.
KARACHI:
Pakistan’s exports during February stood at $2.16 billion, while imports were recorded at $3.05 billion.
National trade faced a deficit of $10.21 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, compared with a deficit of $9.52 billion during the corresponding period last year.
The volume of exports during the period stood at $15.39 billion – a 25 per cent rise over the $12.30 billion in the corresponding period last year, while imports rose by 17.3 per cent, from $21.8 billion to $25.6 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2011.
Pakistan’s exports during February stood at $2.16 billion, while imports were recorded at $3.05 billion.
National trade faced a deficit of $10.21 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, compared with a deficit of $9.52 billion during the corresponding period last year.
The volume of exports during the period stood at $15.39 billion – a 25 per cent rise over the $12.30 billion in the corresponding period last year, while imports rose by 17.3 per cent, from $21.8 billion to $25.6 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2011.