Exports increase by 35.7% to Rs2.13 trillion in 4 months.

ISLAMABAD -- The exports from the country in the rupee term witnessed an increase of 35.77 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

The exports during July-October (2022-23) were recorded at Rs2,131,776 million against the exports of Rs1,570,136 million in July-October (2021-22), showing an increase of 35.77 per cent, according to provisional data released by PBS.

On year-on-year basis, the exports of the country increased by 24.29% and were recorded at Rs.525,831 million in October 2022, against the exports Rs423,063 million during October, 2021.

On month-on-month basis, the exports increased by 6.72 per cent in October 2022 when compared to the exports of Rs563,714 million recorded in September, 2022.

The main commodities of exports during October, 2022 were knitwear (Rs 86,400 million), readymade garments

(Rs60,778 million), bed wear (Rs47,895 million), cotton cloth (Rs37,407 million), rice other than basmati (Rs20,344 million), towels (Rs17,553 million), madeup articles, excluding towels and Bedwear (Rs12,758 million), fish and fish preparations (Rs.12,057 million), rice Basmati (Rs11,375 million) and cotton...