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ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports have recorded an increase of 13.2% in January-December 2003 as compared to corresponding period of last year.

According to a details, Pakistan's exports during July-December period of current fiscal 2003-04 were recorded at $ 5.880 billion, showing 13.15 percent increase over exports worth $ 5.197 billion realized in the like period of previous fiscal.

According to the provisional trade figures, exports during the month of December, 2003 totalled at $ 1.044 billion as against $ 863.22 million achieved in the like period of last fiscal, showing 21.05 percent increase.

The exports worth $ 1.044 billion realized in the month of December 2003 are also up by 21.27 percent when compared with the exports worth $ 861.53 million achieved in November 2003.

During the first six months of the current fiscal (July-December, 2003-4), the imports also witnessed 14.19 percent growth to $ 6.609 billion from $ 5.787 billion of the same period of last financial year.

The country's imports in December 2003 were recorded at $ 1.328 billion, witnessing an increase of 28.66 percent over imports worth $ 1.032 billion realized in the corresponding month of last fiscal.

The balance of trade which was at $ -590.09 million during July-December period of FY 2002-03, has reached to $ -728.3 million during July-December period of the current fiscal (2003-04).