Pakistan's export of seafood grew by 12.35 percent to $278.637 million in July-Feb 2019-20, official figures say.
Increase in seafood export now stands at $30.637 million in July-Feb 2019-20 from $248 million in July-Feb 2018-19, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows.
Export volume of seafood also went up by 5 percent or 6440 metric tonnes to 114,865 metric tonnes in July-Feb 2019-20 from 108,425 metric tonnes in July-Feb 2018-19.
Down by 17.08 percent or $5.251 million, seafood export declined to $25.495 million in Feb 2020 from $30.746 million in Feb 2019.
The country exported 11,504 metric tonnes of seafood in Feb 2020, which is low by 15 percent or 2002 metric tonnes, from 13,506 metric tonnes in Feb 2019.