Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The imports of medicinal products into the county during the first three quarters of ongoing fiscal year (2019-20) witnessed 8.54 percent decrease as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.
Pakistan imported medicinal products of worth US $ 756.694 million during July-March (2019-20) as compared to the imports of US $ 827.343 million during July-March (2018-19), showing a decline of 8.54 percent, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, Pakistan imported 16,625 metric tons of medicinal products during the period under review as compared to the imports of 16,882 metric tons during corresponding period of last year, showing nominal decrease of 1.52 percent in term of quantity.
Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the medicinal imports declined by 6.07 percent during March 2020 as compared to the imports of the same month of last year.
The medicinal imports during March 2020 were recorded at $ 78.891 million against the imports of $ 83.990 million in March 2019.
On month-on-month basis, the medicinal imports also dipped by 9.34 percent during March 2020 as compared to the imports of $87.020 million in February 2020, the PBS data revealed.It is pertinent to mention here that the country’s trade deficit witnessed significant reduction in first three quarters of current financial year and declined by 26.45% as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
