Agricultural, different chemical compounds import reduces by 15.48laptop 


ISLAMABAD – Agri­tradition and different chemi­cals group imports into the nation in the course of the first two months of the present finan­cial yr decreased by 15.48 per cent as in comparison with the imports of the corresponding interval of final yr. In the course of the interval from July-August 2023, agricultural chemical compounds price­ing $1.439 billion had been im­ported as in opposition to the imports of $1.702 billion in the identical interval of final yr, in keeping with the information of the Pakistan Bu­reau of Statistics. Within the final two months, fertilizer imports decreased by 11.65 per cent as 38,600 metric tons of fertiliz­ers valued at $20.867 million had been imported as in comparison with the imports of 29,978 met­ric tons price $23.620 mil­lion in the identical interval final yr. In the meantime, the imports of pesticides decreased by 27.03 per cent as 6,620 metric tons of pesticides valued at $33.099 million had been import­ed as in comparison with the imports of seven,192 metric tons costing $45.358 million in the identical interval final yr. In the course of the interval beneath assessment, the coun­attempt spent $431.570 million on the imports of over 350,807 metric tons of plastic materi­als as in comparison with the imports of 269,972 metric tons valuing $452.966 million in the identical interval of final yr. In first two months of the present finan­cial yr, 4,807 metric tons of medicinal merchandise price $177.154 million had been import­ed as in contrast the imports of 5,001 metric tons valued at 203.269 million of the identical interval final yr. In the course of the pe­riod beneath assessment, the imports of medicinal merchandise decreased by 12.85 per cent as in comparison with the imports of the primary two months of final yr, it added.