The exports of sports good were recorded at $302.206 million during July-May (2011-12) as compared to the exports of $293.525 million during July-May (2010-11), according to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
Among the sports good, the major increase of 9.82 percent was recorded in the exports of footballs, as it grew from $128.448 million last year to $141.056 million during the ongoing year.
However, the exports of sports gloves decreased by 7.06 percent during the period under review, the PBS data revealed. The exports of gloves stood at $101.016 million during 2011-12 against the exports of $108.687 million in 2010-11.
The exports of other sports goods also increased by 6.64 percent by going up from $56.390 million last year to $60.134 million during the ongoing fiscal year.
Meanwhile, during the month of May, the exports of sport goods increased by 3.39 percent as compared to the same month of last year, however witnessed decrease of 7.45 when compared to the exports of April 2012.
The exports of sports good during May were recorded at $ 31.613 million against the exports of $30.577 million in May 2011 and $34.159 million in April 2012, the PBS data revealed.
During the month the exports of footballs increased by 26.43 percent as compared to May 2011, however decreased by 4.71 percent when compared to the exports of May 2012.
Exports of footballs during May stood at $16.086 million against the exports of $12.723 million during May 2011 and $16.881 million during April this year.
However, the exports of gloves in May decreased by 4.50 percent and 14.50 percent during April respectively.
The exports of gloves during May this year stood at $11.538 million against the exports of $12.082 million in May 2011 and $13.494 million in April 2012, the data revealed.
The exports of other sports good in May decreased by 30.89 percent when compared to the same month of last year, however witnessed positive growth of 5.42 percent when compared to the exports of April 2011.
The exports of other sports goods were recorded at $3.989 million in May this year against the exports of $5.772 million during May 2011 and $3.784 million in April 2012.
It is pertinent to mention here that the overall exports from the country during the current fiscal year witnessed decrease of 3.97 percent when compared to the exports of last year.
The exports from the country were recorded at $21.500 billion during July-May (2011-12) against the exports of $22.388 billion during July-May (2010-11), the data revealed.