August 5, 2019: Agriculture Machinery imports into the country during financial year ended on June 30, 2019 witnessed about 8.73% increase as compared to the imports of the corresponding period in last year.

According to the data released Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, agriculture machinery worth $135.3 million were imported during the period from July-June, 2018-19, as compared the import of $124.4 million of same period of last year.

However, imports of the fertilizers manufactured during the period under review reduced by 4.09% as about 1,93,4,977 metric tons of the fertilizers worth $788.676 million were imported as compared to imports of 1,145,613 metric tons valuing of $832.757 million in the same period of last year.

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