Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $38.804 million in July 2022, registering a growth of 20.43 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis compared to $32.221 million in June 2022, says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
According to the PBS monthly data, mobile phone imports registered a negative growth of 67.46 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis compared to $119.237 million in July 2021.
The overall telecom imports into the country remained at $67.901 million in July 2022 and registered a 21.81 percent negative growth on an MoM basis compared to $86.843 million in June 2022. However, on a YoY basis, the overall telecom imports registered a negative growth of 57.16 percent compared to $158.493 million in July 2021.
Other apparatus imports remained at $29.097 million in July 2022 and registered a negative growth of 46.73 percent on an MoM basis compared to $54.622 million in June 2022 and registered a negative of 25.88 percent on a YoY basis compared to $39.256 million in July 2021.
The sector experts are attributing the decline in mobile phones as well as overall telecom imports to the government’s decision of placing a ban on imports.
Stay Connected with ProPakistani
Get the latest tech news, telecom insights, and product launches wherever you prefer.
Add ProPakistani to Preferred Sources and see more of our stories in Google Search and Top Stories.
