Transport group imports reduced by 42.5% in third quarter

Apr 22, 2020: The Transport group imports during the third quarter of current financial year reduced by 42.51 per cent as compared the corresponding period of the last year.

According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the transport group imports came down from the US $2,083,236 thousand in the third quarter of last financial year to the US $1,197,665 million of the same period of the current financial year.

During the period from July-March this year, imports of road Motor Veh.(Build Unit, CKD/SKD) reduced by 47.90% worth $943,430 thousand as compared the imports valuing $1,810,852 of the same period of last year, it added.

Meanwhile, Completely Built Units (CBU) imports decreased by 59.00%, worth $131,410 thousand as compared the imports of valuing $320,492 thousand of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period under review, buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles imports also came down by 39.32%, valuing $65,835 thousand imported as compared the imports worth $108,487 thousand of the same period of last year.

During the period of the third quarter of current fiscal year imports of motor cars reduced by 69.00%, valuing $64,804 thousand imported as compared the imports worth $209,032 thousand of the corresponding period of last year.

Meanwhile, motorcycle imports also came down by 74.07%, valuing $771 thousand imported as compared the imports worth $2,973 thousand of the same period of last year.

APP