Mobile Phone imports decrease over 68%. The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed a decrease of 68.29 per cent during the eight months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $ 447.855 million throughout the months of July-February (2022-23) as compared to the imports of US $ 1412.445 million. During July- February (2021-22), showing a decline of 68.29 per cent, as per the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In the meantime, on a year-to-year basis, the import of mobile phones also dipped by 76.73 per cent during the month of February 2023 when compared to the same month of last year.
The import of mobiles into the country during February 2023 recorded at $ 33.054 million besides the exports of $142.033 million in February 2022.
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On a month-on-month basis, the imports of mobile phones also witnessed a drop-off of 36.39 per cent during February 2023, as compared to the imports of US $51.960 million during January 2023, reported to the data.