During the period from July-August, 2014, sports goods worth US$ 55.013 million were exported as compared to US$ 50.79 million exports of the corresponding period of last financial year.
According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), about 617 thousand dozen footballs valuing US$ 27.957 million were exported during the period under review.
The exports of footballs were recorded at 458 thousand dozens in first two months of last financial year, the data revealed.
During the last two months of current financial year country earned US$ 19.762 million by exporting about 371 thousand dozen gloves as against the last year's exports of 444 thousand dozens gloves valuing US$ 21.77 million.
However, during the period under review other sports goods exports remained on down track and registered negative growth of 44.40 percent in their exports as other sports goods exports reached at US$ 7.294 million which were recorded at US$ 13.11 million in corresponding period last year.
The data reveled that footwear exports posted 21.55 percent increase and about 2,061 thousand pairs of footwear worth US$ 25.710 million were exported during the first two months of current financial year as compared to 2,446 thousand pairs valuing US$ 21.152 million of same period last year.
The exports of leather footwear increased by 28.71 percent and about 1,511 thousand pairs of leather footwear worth US$ 23.57 million were exported as compared to the exports of 1,190 thousand pairs costing US$ 18.314 million of same period last year.
According to the data exports of canvas footwear registered 100 percent decrease in first two months which were recorded at 9 thousand pairs valuing US$ 0.040 million in same period last financial year.