The cement export from the country during the first month of current financial year has registered an increase of 18.23 percent as compared with the same month of last year. The export of cement posted positive growth in dollars as about 545,125 metric tons cement worth $ 46.197 million exported during the month of July 2012 against the export of 740,592 metric tons worth $ 39.074 million in July 2011. According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the export of cement remained on down track as compared with the previous month as it was recorded at 612,500 metric tons of $ 52,064 million. However, the export of gems and jewellery during the first month of current financial year have registered an increase of 9.96 and 143.78 percent respectively as about one metric tons gems of $ 0.265 million were exported against the export of one million metric tons worth $ 0.241million same month of last year.
