ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has earned USD 555.927 million by providing various transport services in different countries during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (2023-24) compared to the corresponding period last year.
This shows an increase of 1.46 percent compared to $547.939 million earned by the provision of services during the corresponding months of the fiscal year (2022-23), the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.
During the months under review, the export of maritime transport services registered an increase of 10.40 percent, from $159.840 million last year to $176.460 million during the months under review.
Among shipping services, cargo services exports fell by 51.89 percent from $83.920 million last year to $40.370 million, while exports of other shipping services increased by 79.25 percent from $75.920 million to $136.090 million in the current year , PBS data revealed.
Air transport exports witnessed a nominal decline of 3.53 per cent, decreasing from USD 376.089 million last year to USD 362.807 million during July-January 2023-24.
Among air transport services, exports of passenger services decreased by 5.36 percent from $251,000 million to $237,550 million, while exports of cargo services increased by 4.85 percent from $17,130 million to $17,960 million, in addition to exports other air transport services saw a nominal decrease of 0.61 percent from $107.959 million to $107.297 million.
Meanwhile, exports of road transport services during the months under review registered a growth of 67.56 percent, rising from $7.830 million to $13.120 million during this year, the company added.
Among road transport services, exports of freight services saw a decline of 17.74 percent from $2.650 million to $2.180 million, while exports of other road services increased by 111.20 percent from $5.180 million to $10.940 million.
Exports of postal and courier services fell 15.31 percent, from $4.180 million to $3.540 million, the data revealed.
