ISLAMABAD, The exports of cement from the country witnessed an increase of 4.57 percent during the first eleven months of financial year 2020-21, against the exports of the corresponding period of last year.<\/p>\n
The cement exports from the country were recorded at $253.584 million during July-May (2020-21) against the exports of $242.505 million during July-May (2019-20), according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).<\/p>\n
In terms of quantity, the exports of cement also increased by 13.27 percent by going up from 6,570,921 metric tons to 7,442,573 metric tons, according to the data.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on year-to-year basis, the exports of cement rose by 47.79 percent during the month of May 2021 as compared to the same month of last year.<\/p>\n
The exports of cement from the country during May 2021 were recorded at $28.527 million against the exports of $19.302 million in May 2020.<\/p>\n
On month-on-month basis, the exports of cement rose by 90.03 percent during May 2021 when compared to the exports of $15.012 million in April 2021, the PBS data revealed.<\/p>\n
It is pertinent to mention here that the overall merchandize exports from the country increased by 14.05 percent during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year (2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.<\/p>\n
The exports of the country during July-May (2020-21) were recorded at $22.576 billion against the exports of $19.795 billion during July-May (2019-20), according to the latest PBS data.<\/p>\n
The imports during the period under review also increased by 22.50 percent by growing from $40.849 billion last year to $50.039 billion during the first eleven months of current fiscal year.<\/p>\n
Based on the figures, the country trade deficit increased by 30.44 percent during the period under review as compared to the corresponding period of last year.<\/p>\n
The trade deficit during the period was recorded at $27.463 billion against the deficit of $21.054 billion last year.395<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, The exports of cement from the country witnessed an increase of 4.57 percent during the first eleven months of financial year 2020-21, against the exports of the corresponding period of last year. The cement exports from the country were recorded at $253.584 million during […]<\/p>\n
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