Pakistan's exports cross $2 bln mark for fourth consecutive month
Published 02 Feb,2021 via Dawn ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s exports grew for the fifth consecutive month in January to $2.14 billion, up to eight per cent from $1.98bn in the corresponding month last year, data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on Monday showed.
Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood in a statement said that Pakistan’s exports had maintained growth and for the first time in eight years have crossed the $2 billion mark in four consecutive months.
According to provisional figures issued by the MoC, exports for Jul-Jan 2020-21 increased by 5.5pc to $14.245bn as compared to $13.507bn over the corresponding months of last year. “Our cumulative exports for seven months of FY21 are showing a rising trend,” the adviser said.
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