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Tuesday December 24, 2024

Imports from Iran witness surge

Govt sources say that imports from Iran in first five months of current fiscal year reached $533.1m after an increase of 34%

By Our Correspondent
December 24, 2024
Trucks loaded with supplies are pictured near a border crossing on February 21, 2023. — Reuters
Trucks loaded with supplies are pictured near a border crossing on February 21, 2023. — Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s imports from Iran increased by 47 percent in November and 34 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year.

The imports from Iran continue to grow in the capital. According to government sources, imports from Iran in the first five months of the current fiscal year, from July to November, reached $533.1 million after an increase of 34 percent. While imports from Iran in the same period last fiscal year amounted to $398 million. The sources said that the volume of imports from Iran in November 2024 was $129.7 million, and imports from Iran in November last year were $88.4 million.