July to December 2014-15: pulses' import increases 39 percent: PBS

The country's pulses' import shot up by over 39 percent to US 187.198 million dollars in July-December 2014-15, according to official figures. The pulses' import surged by US 52.827 million dollars in July-December 2014-15 from US 134.371 million dollars in July-December 2013-14, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In term of volume, pulses import grew by 93,250 metric tons (43.41 percent) to 308,080 metric tons in July-December 2014-15, from 214,830 metric tons, PBS mentioned. In December 2014, the country imported US 37.442 million dollars as compared to the commodity's import of US 24.880 million dollars during December 2013, up by 50.49 percent or US 12.562 million dollars. Volume of pulses import in December 2014, scaled up by 22,313 metric tons (57 percent) to 61,593 metric tons from 39,280 metric tons in December 2013, PBS suggested.