ISLAMABAD: The exports of petroleum products from the country during firstfour months of current financial year 2018-19 increased by 94.14 percentagainst the exports during same period of previous year.
The petroleum products and coal export rose to $187.55 million inJuly-October 2018-19 against the exports worth of $96.61 percent duringsame period of previous year, according to latest data released by PakistanBureau of Statistics (PBS).
On year-on year basis the petroleum group and coal export also increased by84.2 percent to $41.73 million in October 2018 as compared to the exportsof $22.65 million in same moth of previous year.
According to details, the export of petroleum crude during Jul-Oct 2018-19rose to $104.166 million from $33.1 million thus posting a sharp increaseof 214 percent.
Similarly the export of petroleum production also increased by 36 percentto $55 million from 40.24 million in the corresponding period of last year,whereas the export of petroleum top naptha also increased by 21 percent asit increased from 23.288 million in Jul-Oct 2018-19 to $28.4 million insame period of current year.
It may be noted that the overall merchandise export during the period underreview also witnessed an increase of 3.48 percent as it increased to $7.282billion during first four months of current fiscal year against the exportsworth of $7.037 billion in same period of previous year.