Food Commodity Imports Drop to $6.118 Billion, Says PBS
ISLAMABAD:Tea imports into the country during the first nine months of the current financial year decreased by 5.45 per cent compared to the imports of the corresponding period last year. During the period from July to March 2024-25, over 184,663 metric tons of tea valued at $468.248 million were imported, as compared to the imports of 199,512 metric tons worth $495.217 million during the same period last year, according the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Sugar Imports Fall by 1.75% Amid Overall Decline in Trade Volume
During the period from July to March 2024-25, imports of food commodities went down from $6.290 billion to $6.118 billion as compared to the imports of the same period of the last year, it added. Meanwhile, the imports of sugar into the country also decreased by 1.75 per cent as 2,673 metric tons of sugar valued at $2.627 million were imported as compared to the imports of 2,794 metric tons worth of $2.674 million of the same period of the last year.
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