ISLAMABAD: The imports of the general equipment organization witnessed an increase of 6.36 according to cent for the duration of the first five months of the current financial 12 months (2023-24) compared to the corresponding duration of the remaining year, the Pakistan Bureau of information (PBS) reported. The overall imports of the equipment organization during July-November (2023-24) stood at $ 2,935.576 million towards the imports of $2,760.half million throughout the identical period of the final 12 months.
The import of agriculture region equipment and gadget surged through 60.76 per cent from $19.784 million to $31,804 million; office machinery together with information processing gadget 57.11 consistent with cent from $129.909 to $204.0.5 million; production and mining equipment by using three.87 in line with cent from $33.260 million to $34.546 million; electricity equipment and equipment 17.10 in step with cent from $778.902 million to $912.073 million; telecom related device 74.36 per cent from $455.625 to $794.445 million; cellular cellphone 112.20 per cent from $290.550 to $616.541 million and different equipment 7.77 in step with cent from $one hundred sixty 5.5 million to $177.904 million.
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However, at some point of the length beneath assessment, the import of energy-generating equipment declined by way of 26.24 consistent with cent from $ 243.a hundred thirty five million to $ 179.337 million; textile machinery with the aid of seventy three per cent from $212.786 to $fifty six.803 million; and different gadget by 18 per cent from $886.654 million to $722.473 million.
In the meantime, on a year-on-12 months basis, the equipment organization imports accelerated nine.17 consistent with cent all through November 2023 compared to the equal month of last yr, from $ 534.863 million to $583.926 million.
On a month-on-month foundation, the machinery imports into the country came down through 15.95 in step with cent throughout November 2023, compared to the imports of $694,762 million in October 2023, according to the PBS statistics.
