“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,” said Khan in a tweet, while sharing export figures of Pakistan alongside neighbouring countries.
“I wish once again to congratulate the exporters and the ministry of commerce for this achievement,” he said.
Earlier, the prime minister called export enhancement a major pillar of his government’s economic policy, while assuring to provide full support for the promotion of the export culture.
As per the export figures data compiled by the relevant ministries of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, the export figures of Pakistan in November and December posted a growth of 8.32% and 18.30%, respectively.
The exports of India, still suffering from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, posted a decline of 9.07% and 0.80% in November and December, respectively.
The export figures of Bangladesh in the months of November and December recorded growth of 0.76% and a drop of 6.11%, respectively.
According to provisional data shared by the prime minister’s Commerce Adviser Abdul Raza Dawood, Pakistan’s exports for the month of December 2020 grew 18.3% to $2.357bn, compared with $1.993bn in December 2019, an increase of $364mn.
