The country's import textile machinery grew to $306.609 million in July-January 2017, up by 16.13 percent, official figures say. Increase in textile machinery import now stands at $ 42.576 million in July-January 2017 from $264.033 million in July-January 2016, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says. In January 2017, textile machinery was imported of $47.770 million, 51.08 percent or $16.151 million higher from $31.619 million in January 2016.
Import of construction and mining machinery mounted 62.46 percent or $113.522 million to $295.286 million in July-January 2017 from $181.764 million in July-January 2016. Construction and mining machinery import in January 2017 shot up by 123 percent or $24.331 million to $44.190 million from $19.859 million in January 2016.