Pakistan's exports grow 16pc in July

The exports from the country stood at $2.330 billion during July 2021 as against the exports of $2.001 billion recorded during July 2020, showing a growth of 16.44 per cent.

The imports into the country during the month under review also went up by 47.90 percent by growing from $3.674 billion in July 2020 to $5.434 billion in July 2021.

Based on the data, the trade deficit during the month was recorded at $3.104 billion, showing an increase of 85.53 percent over the deficit of $1.673 billion recorded during July 2020, the PBS data revealed.

Meanwhile, on month-on-month basis, the exports from the country witnessed negative growth of 14.59 percent during July 2021 when compared to the exports of $2.728 recorded during June 2021.

Likewise, the imports into the country during July 2021 also witnessed 14.45 per cent decline when compared to the imports of $6.352 billion in June 2021, the PBS data further shows.