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ISLAMABAD, Jul 2 (APP):Agriculture and other chemicals group imports into the country during the 11 months of the financial year ending on June 30, 2025, increased by 3.45 per cent as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of the last year.
During the period from July-May 2024-25, agricultural and other chemicals worth $8.108 billion were imported as compared to the imports of $7.873 billion of the same period of the last year.
Over 1.850 million metric tons of plastic materials valued at $2.278 billion were imported as compared to the imports of 1.702 million tons worth of $2.080 billion of the same period of the last year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
However, during the period under review, the imports of fertilizers into the country during the last 11 months decreased by 13.68 per cent as 929,714 metric tons of fertilizers worth of $576.025 million were imported as compared to the imports of 1.320 million metric tons valued at $667.436 million of the same period of the last year.
Meanwhile, the imports of insecticides went down by 22.05 per cent during the period under review as 30,288 metric tons of the above-mentioned commodity valued at $142.112 million were imported as compared to the imports of 34,875 metric tons worth of $182.314 million of the same period of the last year.