Fish exports increase by 16.48 percent in 6-month

ISLAMABAD: The exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 16.48 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year.

The exports of fish and fish preparations were recorded at $153.682 million during July-December (2011-12) as against the exports of $131.941 million during July-December (2010-12)), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

In terms of quantity, the fish exports during period under review increased by 6.12 percent from 57,043 metric tons last year to 60,535 metric tons during this year, the data revealed.

On the other hand, the exports of fish increased by 20.39 percent during December 2011 as compared to the same month of the last fiscal year.

Fish exports during December 2011 were recorded at $27.927 million against the exports of $23.198 million during December 2010, according to data.

However, the fish exports during the month under review witnessed decrease of 6.06 percent when compared to the exports of $28.609 million during November 2011, it added.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012