As many as 19,556 metric ton of pharmaceutical products worth $ 142.03 million were exported during the period from July-May 2012, said the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

The export of pharmaceutical products were recorded at 20,464 ton valuing $ 132.10 million during the first eleven months of last financial year, it added.

During the period under review, the export of chemical and pharm products has also posted a positive growth of 23.06 percent as compared to the export of same period last year.

From July-May 2012, $ 1006.63 million were earned by exporting the pharm products and chemical whereas its export was recorded at $ 817 million during the period from July-May 2011.

In last eleven months of current financial year, the export of other chemicals increased by 39.47 percent as against the exports of same period last year.

Other chemicals, worth $ 433.99 million were exported in first eleven months of current year as against the export of $ 311.168 million of same period last year.