According to the data of Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS), the import of tea was recorded at 94,663 metric tons during the period from July-June (2009-10) costing $27.07 million.

However, the data revealed that the import of wheat unmilled decreased by 87.34 percent during the out going financial year as it dropped from 94,058 metric tons in 2009-10 to only 8,901 metric tons in the year 2010-11.

Meanwhile, the import of dry fruits and nuts also decreased by 0.16 percent as it came down from $8.73 million during the year 2009-10 to $8.70 million during financial year 2010-11, it added.

Soyabean oil imports during the period under review increased by 141.95 percent as country imported about 66,425 metric tons costing $6.66 million compared to 2,339 metric tons of $2.7 million of last year.

The data showed that import all other food items during the year 2010-11 registered an increase of 10.07 percent as compared to the same period of financial year 2009-10.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011