Pakistan's exports during July 2005 and June 2006 were recorded at $16.469 billion showing an increase of 14.4 percent over the corresponding period of the last fiscal, official figures showed. Exports during the financial year 2004-05 totaled at $ 14.391 billion. The exports worth $ 1.515 billion realized in the month of June of previous fiscal year, registering a decrease of 1.1 percent in the corresponding period of the last year when it was recorded at $ 1.532. During the outgoing fiscal year (July-June 2005-06), the imports were recorded at $ 28.581 billion showing an increase of 38.8 percent over the corresponding period of last year. Imports in June 2006 were recorded at $ 2.986 billion, witnessing an increase of 33.9 percent over imports worth $ 2.23 billion realized in the corresponding month of last fiscal year. Imports worth $ 2.986 billion realized in the month of June 2006 also registered 12.8 percent increase when compared with $ 2.648 billion imports achieved in May 2006. The balance of trade during June-July period of FY 2005-06 reached to $ 12.113 billion from $ -8.207 billion in FY 2004-05.
