Therapeutic imports ascend by 3/54 pct in 10 months ISLAMABAD Pakistan imported therapeutic items worth $929 355 million during the initial 10 months of current financial year indicating positive development of 3/54 percent when contrasted with the import of $897 564 million during the relating time of a year ago
As indicated by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics PBS on Monday Pakistan imported 19,183 metric huge amounts of restorative items during July-April (2018-2019) against imports of 18,441 metric tons during July/April 2017-2018 appearing of 4/02 percent in term of amount
On year-on year premise the imports of therapeutic items saw negative development of 19/41 percent in April 2019 when contrasted with the imports of that period of a year ago the restorative imports at some point of april have been recorded at $102,009 million in opposition to the imports of $126,570 million in april 2018
In the mean time on month-on-month premise the imports of restorative items saw positive development of 21,45 percent during April 2019 when contrasted with the imports of $83,993 million during March 2018, as indicated by the information
It is relevant to make reference to here that the nation’s merchandize exchange deficiency dove by 12,82 percent during the initial 10 months of the current financial year contrasted with the relating time of a year ago
The exchange deficiency shrunk by $3.867 billion to $26.302 billion during July-April (2018-19) against the shortfall of $30.169 billion recorded during July April 2017-18
The fares during the period under audit saw ostensible diminishing of 0.12% by tumbling from $19.191 billion during a year ago to $19.169 billion during the continuous financial year
Then again the imports declined by 7.88% to $45.471 billion during the period under survey from $49.360 billion a year ago the information uncovered
