'$24.03bn textile products exported; $4.73bn imported'

RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD: A total of $ 24.03 billion textile products were exported, while US $ 4.73 billion imported during last two financial years.

Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim said this in his written reply to a question to the National Assembly. He said the United Arab Emirates, China, USA, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Germany, UK, India, Afghanistan and Japan remained Pakistan's big trading partners during last four years.

In another written reply to a question, the minister said that 3, 67037 MT rice was exported to various countries during 2010-11. He said that Pakistan exported rice to Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Iran, Italy, Algeria and many other countries. Similarly, he said Pakistan earned $ 33.8 million of foreign exchange through mangoes export during 2010-11, which is 12.3 percent more than the previous year. He said most of mangoes were exported to Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Iran, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE and UK.

Replying to another question, Makhdoom Amin Fahim said 1889 thousand generators worth Rs 227 billion were imported during last three year up to April 2011.