Telecom goods import decreases by 15 percent

Pakistan's imports of telecom goods decreased by 15 percent to $381.989 million in July-October 2016, official figures say. Fall in the telecom imports reached $67.029 million in July-October 2-016 from $449.018 million in July-October 2015, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows. In October 2016, the country's telecom imports plunged by 23.44 percent or $31.934 million to $104.295 million from $136.229 million in October 2015.
Mobile handset import also scaled back by 18.25 percent or $44.258 million to $198.198 million in July-October 2016 from $242.456 million in July-October 2015. Import of the cellular handset slumped by 26 percent or $17.96 million to $51.636 million in October 2016 from $69.596 million in October 2015.