Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 350,128 mt in March this year, increasing by 26.5 percent compared to February and up 36.3 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (PFBS). The value of these imports in March was $91.7 million, increasing by five percent month on month and up 7.2 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's iron and steel imports in March amounted to 341,754 mt, up 17.8 percent on month-on-month basis and rising by 68.8 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. In the given month, the value of Pakistan's iron and steel imports was $189.3 million, increasing by 12.6 percent month on month and up 36.2 percent year on year.