巴基斯坦纺织品出口预计将下降12亿美元

The overall Pakistani exports are forecast to decline $1.2 billion

By quoting export figures from the Pakistani textile industry, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) chairman Aamir Fayyaz informed that textile exports continued to remain gloomy for the 2016 calendar year. He said exports from the sector dipped by a further $600 million this year, primarily due to the high cost of doing business.

According to Fayyaz, as per the current trend, overall Pakistani exports are also forecast to decline $1.2 billion.

Pakistani media reports quoted him as observing that the trade deficit can be bridged only if the government puts a focus on export growth policy initiatives.

“The textile industry is rendered uncompetitive in international markets due to the unrealistically high energy cost, particularly in the state of Punjab, which is home to nearly 70 per cent of the Pakistan textile sector,” he stated.

译文如下：

巴基斯坦纺织品出口预计将下降12亿美元

全巴基斯坦纺织工厂协会主席Aamir Fayyaz援引巴基斯坦纺织行业的出口数据称，2016年纺织品出口行情持续惨淡。他说，由于经营成本较高，今年出口额进一步下降了6亿美元。

据Fayyaz表示，根据当前出口发展趋势，巴基斯坦整体出口预计将下降12亿美元。

巴基斯坦媒体引用他们的报道称，只有政府采取出口增长的政策方案，贸易逆差才可能有所缓解。

他说，当前纺织业在国际市场上呈现出竞争力不足的现象，这主要是由于不切实际的高能源成本，尤其是在纺织行业占据70%的旁遮普州地区。

(编译：杨朝霞)