CHEMICAL EXPORTS WITNESS GROWTH AFTER MONTHS, PANDEMIC MAY HURT RECOVERY

Highlights:

• Despite rising Covid-19 crisis, the exports of pharmaceuticals grew by 8.33%, chemical exports increased by 16.3%, electronic goods grew 37%, petroleum products were up by more than 10%, and engineering goods rose by 8.7% for the period between Feb-Mar.

After shrinking drastically for six consecutive months, merchandise exports showed a mild recovery in the perio....