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China, UAE, Singapore top exporters to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: China remained the top exporter to Pakistan during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore.

The total imports from China during July-February (2018-19) were recorded at $6633.191 million against the $7326.706 million during July-February (2017-18), showing a decrease of 9.46 percent during the period, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

This was followed by UAE, where from Pakistan imported goods worth $6266.141 million against the imports of $5793.779 million last year, showing positive growth of 8.15 percent.

Singapore was the at third top country from where Pakistan imported products worth $2396.914 million against the imports of $3043.270 million last year, showing the negative growth of 21.23 percent, SBP data revealed.

Among other countries, Pakistani imports from Saudi Arabia stood at $1977.522 million against $1994.299 million during last year, showing decline of 0.84 percent while the imports from Qatar were recorded at $1441.123 million against $876.047 million last year, showing rise of 64.50 percent, the data revealed.

The imports from United State of America (USA) were recorded at $1376.545 million against $1218.547 million where as the imports from India were recorded at $1145.941 million against $1095.595 million last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.