Pakistan Earns US $2123 Million From IT Services’ Export During FY 2020-21
August 29, 2021
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ISLAMABAD (APP): Pakistan earned the US $2123.035 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the fiscal year 2020-21.This shows the growth of 47.44 percent when compared to the US $1439.970 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of the fiscal year 2019-20, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.During the period under review, the computer services grew by 50.32 percent as it surged from the US $1108.690 million last fiscal year to the US $1666.615 million during July-June (2020-21).Among the computer services, the exports of software consultancy services witnessed an increase of 35.50 percent, from the US $408.974 million to the US $554.180 million while the export and import of computer software-related services also rose by 30.88 percent, from the US $318.937 million to the US $417.415 million.The exports of hardware consultancy services decreased by 71.84 percent from, US $1.957 million to US $0.551 million whereas the exports of repair and maintenance services also declined by 56.19 percent from $1.511 million to $0.662 million.In addition, the exports of other computer services rose by 83.88 percent from US$ 377.311 million to the US $ 693.807 million.Meanwhile, the export of information services during the period under review increased by 56.47 percent by going up from the US $ 2.550 million to US $3.990 million.Among the information services, the exports of news agency services increased by 69.41 percent, from the US $ 1.360 million to the US $ 2.304 million whereas the exports of other information services also increased by 41.68 percent, from US $ 1.190 million to the US $ 1.686 million.The export of telecommunication services also witnessed an increase of 37.63 percent as these went up from the US $328.730 million to 452.430 million during the fiscal year under review, the data revealed.Among the telecommunication services, the export of call center services increased by 22.10 percent during the period as its exports increased from US $ 125.964 million to the US $153.806 million whereas the export of other telecommunication services also increased by 47.28 percent, from the US $202.766 million to the US $298.624 million during the period under review, the PBS data revealed.(Please send your news, article, pictorial to our email address <editor@enewspaper.com.pk &WhatsApp +923132434567 / +923332100737PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS Thanks)(facebook ID shujaullahk)https://www.facebook.com/Newspaper on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Enewspapercompk-182394028490643(twitter: KhanShujaullah)https://www.twitter.com/home(linkedin: shuja-ullah-khan)https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
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