ISLAMABAD: The import of mobile phones into the
country during first four months (Jul-Oct) of current fiscal year increased by
6.2 percent as compared to the import during same period of previous year.
During the period under review the import of
mobile phones remained at $260.41 million against the import worth of $245.21
million during July-October 2017-18, a latest data released by Pakistan Bureau
of Statistics (PBS) said.
The overall import of telecom sector however
witnessed a declining trend as it went down to $448.5 million during the period
from $450.11 million in same period of previous year, posting a decline of 0.35
percent.
On year-on-year basis, the mobile phone import
also surged by 11.84 percent to $61.2 million in October 2018 against the
import worth of $54.71 million in same month of previous year.
The overall telecom sector import on
year-on-year basis also posted an increase of 2.9 percent as it rose to $119.99
million in October 2018 from $116.6 million in same month of the preceding
year.
It may be mentioned here that the overall import
of goods into the country during July-October 2018-19 decreased by 0.1 percent
to $19.04 billion against the imports worth $19.059 billion in same period of
the year 2017-18. APP
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