ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country to India witnessed 2.8 percent increase during the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (2011-12) as compared to the same period of last year.
The overall exports to India were recorded at $73.871 million during July-September (2011-12) as against the exports of $71.825 million during July-September (2010-11), according to data of Commerce Ministry.
The major growth was witnessed in fruit and fruit preparations, exports of which increased from $19.076 million to $22.425 million, showing positive growth of 17.6 percent.
This was followed by the exports of construction materials including cement that increased from $5.717 million to $10.850 million, showing growth of 89.9 percent, the data revealed.
The exports of cotton yarn increased by 149.2 percent by growing from $ 2.112 million to $5.264 million while the exports of medical and surgical instruments increased from $1.217 million to $1.725 million, showing increase of $41.7 million.
The exports of all crude minerals (excluding salt) increased from $ 0.581 million to $2.280 million, showing 292 percent increase while exports of crude vegetable materials increased from $ 0.709 million to $ 1.151 million, showing 62.3 percent increase.
The other products that witnessed positive growth in exports during the period under review included fish and fish preparations (9.4 percent), vegetable and vegetables preparations (2833.3 percent), spices, 192.4 percent, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (21.3 percent), old clothing (310 percent), medical and pharmaceutical products (800 percent) nd cork and wood manufacturing (107 percent).
Similarly exports of yarn and thread of synthetic fibers increased by 290 percent, knitted or crouched fabrics by 102 percent, cutlery 14 percent, road vehicles and their parts 552 percent, travel goods by 350 percent, hosiery by 32.4 percent, footwear by 937.5 percent, printed matter by 3.8 percent, while the exports of baby carriages and sports goods increased by 54.1 percent.
On the other hand the exports of chemical elements and compounds declined from $12.191 million to $9.459 million, showing negative growth of 22.4 percent during the period under review while the exports of cotton fabrics (woven) decreased from $7.725 million to $5.300 percent, a decline of 31.4 percent.
The other products that witnessed negative growth in exports included cereals and cereal preparations (14.3 percent), crude rubber (100 percent), wool (44.5 percent), fertilizer crude (100 percent), petroleum (99 percent), leather (12.7 percent), glass and glassware (32.2 percent), jewellery (100 percent) and musical instruments (100 percent).
It is pertinent to mention here that the country's overall exports during July-April (2011-12) witnessed decrease of 3.48 percent when compared to the exports of the same period of last year.
The exports during July-April (2011-12) were recorded at $19.393 billion against the exports of $20.092 billion during July-April (2010-11), according to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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