Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 373,854 mt in December last year, increasing by 12.21 percent compared to November and down by 29.9 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (PFBS). The value of these imports in December was $145.3 million, increasing by 11.6 percent month on month and up 11.3 on year-on-year basis.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's iron and steel imports in December amounted to 179,434 mt, down by 22.7 percent year on year and falling by 8.1 percent compared to the previous month. In December last year, the value of Pakistan's iron and steel imports was $124.11 million, falling by 20.8 percent year on year and down by 2.9 percent month on month.