Cement exports increase 40.46pc o $93.08m

27 November 2023

Published in: The Nation

ISLAMABAD – The exports of cement witnessed an increase of 40.46 per cent during the first four months of the financial year 2023-24, as against the exports of the corresponding months of last year. The cement exports from the country were recorded at $93.087 million during July-October (2023-24) against the exports of $66.271 million during July-October (2022-23), according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). In terms of quantity, the exports of cement also surged by 81.69 per cent, going up from 1,324,110 metric tons to 2,405,798 metric tons, according to the data. Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the exports of cement witnessed an increase of 32.58 per cent during the month of October 2023 as compared to the same month of last year. The exports of cement from the country during October 2023 were recorded at $26.405 million against the exports of $19.916 million in October 2022