Pakistan exported sports goods worth $102.178 million during July-September 2022-23 compared to the exports of $77.892 million in the corresponding period last year, showing a growth of 31.18 percent, reports WealthPK.

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), among sports products, export of football rose by 59.10 percent surging from $37.159 million last year to $59.121 million during the current year.

Export of gloves, however, dropped by 0.21 percent from $18.034 million last year to $17.996 million during the current year. Likewise, export of all other sports goods increased by 10.40 percent to $25.061 million from $22.699 million last year.

Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the export of sports goods witnessed an increase of 40.50 percent in September 2022 compared with the export of the same month of last year. The sports goods export in September 2022 was recorded at $38.406 million against export of $27.335 million in September 2021.

During the period under review, export of footballs and gloves also increased by 63.28 and 8.48 percent respectively whereas the export of all other sports products increased by 22.10 percent.

Meanwhile, on month-on-month basis, the export of sports goods rose by 11.27 percent during September 2022 compared to the exports of $34.516 million in August 2022, the PBS data revealed.

On month-on-month basis, the export of footballs and gloves increased by 14.92 percent and 6.69 percent respectively. In addition, the exports of other sports commodities also increased by 5.75 percent.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk