Electric fans exports from the country during first seven months of current financial year increased by 45.32 percent as compared to the exports of same period last year.
Electric fans export proceeds reached to US$ 20.13 million during the period from July-January, 2012-13 which were recorded at US$ 13.98 million in the corresponding period of last financial year.
According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, about 895,000 of electric fans were manufactured to export from the country during the period under review which stood at 619,000 in the same period of last year. On-month-on month basis, the export of fans recorded an increase of 39.47 percent in the month of January, 2013 as compared to same months of last financial year.
In month of January, 2013 about 170,000 electric fans worth US$3.8 million exported as against 138,000 costing US$ 3.11 million of same months last year.
From July-January, 2012-13 the exports of other electric machinery grew by 37.78 percent and country earned US$ 38.97 million while the exports proceeds of electric machinery was recorded at US$ 28.28 million in corresponding period of last financial year. However, the exports of other electric machinery decreased by 2.82 percent on month-on-month basis and reached to US$ 5.05 million which stood at US$5.2 million in the same month of last financial year.