Export figures: Cement, gems, jewellery exports higher
About 545,125 tons of cement, worth $46.197 million, were exported during the month of July, 2012.
ISLAMABAD:
Cement exports from the country during the first month of the current financial year have registered an increase of 18.23%, as compared to the same month of the previous year, according to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About 545,125 tons of cement, worth $46.197 million, were exported during the month of July, 2012; against the export of 740,592 tons worth $39.074 million in July 2011. The export of cement has, however, declined as compared with the preceding month. It was recorded at 612,500 tons, worth $52.064 million, in August, 2012. The export of gems and jewellery in the same period has registered an increase of 9.96% and 143.78% respectively as compared to the same period last year. About one ton of gems, worth $0.265 million, and jewellery worth $195.7 million were exported in the month.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 12th, 2012.
Cement exports from the country during the first month of the current financial year have registered an increase of 18.23%, as compared to the same month of the previous year, according to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About 545,125 tons of cement, worth $46.197 million, were exported during the month of July, 2012; against the export of 740,592 tons worth $39.074 million in July 2011. The export of cement has, however, declined as compared with the preceding month. It was recorded at 612,500 tons, worth $52.064 million, in August, 2012. The export of gems and jewellery in the same period has registered an increase of 9.96% and 143.78% respectively as compared to the same period last year. About one ton of gems, worth $0.265 million, and jewellery worth $195.7 million were exported in the month.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 12th, 2012.