Pakistan's overall telecom imports slid by 11.22 percent to $277.694 million in July-September 2016, official figures say. Telecom imports fall stands at $35.096 million in July-September 2016 comparing to its imports of $312.790 million in July-September 2015, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows. In September 2016, telecom imports reduced to $103.224 million from $119.568 million in September 2015, depicting a decline of $16.344 million or 14 percent.
Mobile phones import also declined by over 15 percent or $26.005 million to $146.855 million in July-September 2016 from $172.860 million in July-September 2015. In September 2016, mobile phones import dipped by 20.19 percent or $13.627 to $53.855 million from $67.482 million in September 2015, the statistics say.