ISLAMABAD: The exports of spices from the country witnessed an increase of 16.33 percent during the first ten months of financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Pakistan exported spices worth US $89.794 million during July-April (2021-22) as compared to the exports of US $77.187 million during July-April (2020-21), showing growth of 16.33 percent, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, the exports of spice also rose by 12.78 percent as the country exported 22, 396 metric ton of spices during the period under review as compared to the exports of 19, 858 metric ton during last fiscal year.
Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the spices exports however decreased by 0.63 percent during the month of April 2022 as compared to the same month of last year.
The spices exports in April 2022 were recorded at $6.621 million against the exports of US $6.663 million in April 2021, the PBS data revealed.
On month-on-month basis the export of spices also witnessed decline of 15.26 percent in April 2022 as compared to the exports of US $7.813 million in March 2022.