Exports increase 7% in rupee term to Rs.1.6 trillion in 5 months.

ISLAMABAD -- The exports from Pakistan in rupee term increased by seven percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year as compared to corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

The exports during July - November (2020-21) were recorded at Rs. 1,600,400 million as against Rs. 1,495,744 million during July-November (2019-20) , showing an increase of 7%, according to provisional data of PBs .

Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the exports from the country increased by 10.99 percent in November 2020 and were recorded at Rs. 346,063 compared to the exports of Rs. 311,786 million during November, 2019.

On month-on-month basis, the exports increased by 1.17 percent in November 2020 when compared to the exports of Rs. 342,063 million in October, 2020

The main commodities of exports during November, 2020 were knitwear (Rs. 52,146 million), readymade garments (Rs. 41,217 million), bed wear (Rs. 37,991 million), rice others (Rs. 24,623 million), cotton cloth (Rs. 23,610 million), towels (Rs.12,649 million), Basmati rice (Rs. 12,193 million), cotton yarn (Rs. 11,817 million), madeup articles (excl. towels and bedwear) (Rs.10,562 million), and plastic materials (Rs. 10,412 million).

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