Pakistan\`s export growth tops India_ Bangladesh: Imran Khan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said_ Pakistan s export figures climbed for a second straight month in December while South Asian rivals India and Bangladesh showed negative growth_
Prime Minister Imran Khan praised Pakistani exporters and the Commerce Ministry for the achievement. I have received the regional export trends and this shows that_ compared to our exports_ the exports of India and Bangladesh for Nov/Dec 2020 showed negative growth_ he said on Twitter.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics_ the country s exports increased 8.32% from $2 billion in November 2019 to $2.17 billion in November 2020. The December 2020 figure of $2.35 billion was 18.3% higher than the previous year s total of $1.98 billion.
Archrival India s exports were down by 9.07% in November and 0.80% in December.
According to India s Commerce Ministry_ merchandise exports slipped from $25.77 billion in November 2019 to $23.43 billion in November 2020. The country s exports in April-November 2020 stood at $173.49 billion_ falling 17.84% from $211.17 billion during the same period in 2019.
In December 2020_ India s exports totaled $26.89 billion_ a marginal decrease of 0.80% from the previous year s figure of $27.11 billion.
The country s total exports in April-December 2020 amounted to $200.55 billion_ marking a decrease of 15.8% from $238.27 billion during the same period in 2019.
With the Bangladeshi economy also hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic_ its exports showed a nominal increase of 0.76% to reach $3.07 billion in November 2020 from $3.05 billion the previous year_ according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau cited by daily The Financial Express.
The country s overall exports in July-November 2020 stood at $15.92 billion_ marking a 0.93% rise from $15.77 billion during the same period in 2019_ the data showed.
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