Pakistan earned $562.750 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the first nine months of fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period last year. This shows increase of 27.32 percent as compared to US $ 441.980 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of last fiscal year (2020-21), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During the period under review, the exports of sea transport services witnessed an increase of 52.87 percent, by going up from $61.260 million last year to $93.650 million during the period under review. Among the sea transport services, the exports of freight services surged by 104.56 percent from $26.520 million last year to $54.250 million whereas the exports of other sea transport services also rose by 13.41 percent from $34.740 million to $39.400 million current year, the PBS data revealed. The exports of air transport services increased by 26.07 percent by going up from $358.390 million last year to $451.820 million during July-March (2021-22).
Among the air transport services, the exports of passengers services rose by 22.64 percent, from $236.84 million to $290.460 million, whereas the exports of freight services dipped by 0.64 percent, from $23.410 million to $23.260 million while in addition the export of other air transport services surged by 40.72 percent from $98.140 million to $138.100 million. Meanwhile, the exports of road transport services during the period under review witnessed a decline of 24.51pc by going down from $14.810 million to $11.180 million during this year, it added. Among the road transport services, the exports of freight services decreased by 74.95 percent, from $11.060 million to $2.770 million during the fiscal year under review, while the export of postal and courier services also decreased by 18.88 percent, from $7.520 million to $6.100 million, the data revealed.