Soar Increase in Smartphone Import in Pakistan During 9 Months
There is a soar increase in mobile phone import recently. According to the statistics of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan imported 1.596 billion dollars worth of smartphones in the first 9 months. They increase up 3.93 percent from $1.535 billion in the same time the previous year, despite a rise in local manufacture (PBS). Â
Import of Smartphones Â
Average telecom imports into Pakistan climbed by 11.08 percent during this review period (July-March) 2021-22. The value rose from $1.923 billion in July-March 2020-21 to $2.136 billion in the corresponding period last year. Â
Smartphone imports into Pakistan climbed by 29.47 percent month over month in March 2022, remaining at $183.894 million, according to PBS data, relative to $142.033 million in February 2022. Â
Import of Other Apparatuses Â
Overall telecommunication imports fell 12.01 percent annually to $303.568 million in March 2021, relative to $303.568 million in March 2020. Imports of other apparatus climbed by 39.45% from July to March 2021-22 to $540.198 million, comparable to $387.369 million in July to March 2020-21. Â
Miscellaneous apparatus imports increased by 10.44 percent month over month to $83.230 million in March 2022, relative to $75.364 million in February 2022. They increased by 5.27 percent in comparison to $79.065 million in March 2022. Â
According to the PTA, domestic manufacturing plants assembled around 3.94 million smartphones in February 2022, compared to 0.36 million legally imported in February 2022. (PTA). Â
Domestic Manufacturing Plant Assemblage Â
Domestic manufacturing plants produced/assembled 24.66 million smartphones in 2021, up from 13.05 million in 2020, an increase of 88 percent. Â
According to official data from the PTA, commercial imports of smartphone handsets were 10.26 million in 2021, down from 24.51 million in 2020. Â
2.38 million 2G and 1.56 million smartphone handsets are among the 3.94 million domestically manufactured/assembled mobile phones. Furthermore, according to PTA data, 53 percent of mobile devices on Pakistan’s network are smartphones, with 47 percent using 2G. Â
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