Pakistan’s export of goods and services to Afghanistan witnessed an increase of 3.63% during the first six months of the current fiscal year (2023-24) as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported.
The overall exports to Afghanistan were recorded at $260.716 million during July-December (2023-24) against exports of $251.580 million during July-December (2022-23), the SBP data revealed.
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On a year-to-year basis, however, the exports to Afghanistan decreased by 26.83% from $38.297 million in December 2022, against the exports of $28.019 million in December 2023.
Meanwhile, on a month-on-month basis, the exports to Afghanistan also witnessed a decline of 46.02% during December 2023 as compared to the exports of $51.911 million in November 2023. Pakistan’s overall exports to other countries jumped by 4.99% in the first six months, from $14.222 billion to $15.288 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 10th, 2024.
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