Jute import falls by 8 percent during July-January period

The country's import of jute fell off by over eight percent to $23.581 million during July-January 2015, according to official statistics. The country had imported $25.754 million of jute during July-January 2013-14, which was higher by $2.173 million as compared to the jute import during July-January 2014-15, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics say.
In term of volume: the country's import of jute remained at 43,703 metric tons in July-January 2014-15, falling by 5626 metric tons or 11.41 percent from 49,329 metric tons during July-January 2013-14. In January 2015, the country imported $4.241 million of jute, which was lower by 4.18 percent or $0.185 million from $4.426 million in January 2013. Import volume of jute also lowered by over nine percent or 748 metric tons to 7,432 metric tons in January 2015 from 8,180 metric tons in January 2014.