The imports of mobile phones into the country during July-November (2014-15) were recorded at $282.872 million against the imports of $266.471 million during July-November (2013-14), according to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
On month basis the mobile phone imports into the country during the month of November 2014 also increased by 19.17 percent and decreased by 0.54 percent when compared to the imports in November 2013 and October 2014 respectively.
The mobile phone imports during November 2014 stood at $58.278 million against the imports of $48.9 million in November 2013 and $58.596 million in October 2014, the data revealed.
Similarly, the overall telecom imports also increased by 21.1 percent during the period under review over the same period of last year.
The imports of telecom in to the country during first five months of current fiscal year, were recorded at $635.709 million against the imports of $524.945 million in July-November 2013-14.
On month on month basis, the telecom imports during November 2014 increased by 15.42 per cent and 4.02 percent when compared to that of November 2013 and October 2014 respectively.
Overall telecom imports during November 2014 stood at $122.736 million against the imports of $106.334 million in November 2013 and $117.99 million in October 2014.