ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (ABC): The tea imports witnessed an increase of 10.20 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding month of last year.The tea imports during July 2022) were recorded at $45.321 million against the imports of $41.127 million during July 2021), according to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, the tea imports however decreased by 2.64 percent during the period under review as these went down from 18,625 metric tons last July to 18,133 metric tons during the same month of current fiscal year, the data revealed.On month-on-month basis, the food imports into the country witnessed nominal increase of 0.08 percent when compared to the imports of $45.286 million in June 2022.In terms of quantity, the tea imports increased by 6.11 percent when compared to the imports of 17,089 metric tons.The overall food imports increased by 17.87 percent from $565.150 million last July to to $763.135 during July 2022.
