Tea Worth $16.41 Crore Was imported During First 8 Months

KARACHI PAKISTAN : Tea worth $16.41 crore was imported during first 8 months of current fiscal year, standing at 23% more in comparison with same period of last fiscal year.

According to the statistics released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), $1.99 crore tea was imported during the month of February 2010, which was 27% more than it was imported in February 2009 and was 35% less as compared to January this year.

Fiscal year 2009 saw import of $20 crore tea, which was 11% more than previous fiscal year.