Exports Up 8% to Rs. 823,553 Million in July
Pakistan's exports during July 2026 amounted to Rs. 823,553 million, as per the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), showing an 8% increase from the previous year's figure of Rs. 762,578 million. On a month-on-month basis, exports saw a significant 31.95% surge from June 2026, reaching Rs. 624,159 million.
The top exporting commodities in July 2026 included:
- Knitwear: Rs. 148,409 million
- Readymade garments: Rs. 127,888 million
- Bed wear: Rs. 85,768 million
- Cotton cloth: Rs. 39,362 million
- Rice others: Rs. 34,355 million
- Towels: Rs. 29,573 million
- Madeup articles (excluding towels and bedwears): Rs. 21,466 million
- Basmati rice: Rs. 21,272 million
- Petroleum products (excluding top naptha): Rs. 21,031 million
- Cotton yarn: Rs. 18,496 million
Imports in Pakistan Increase by 0.47%
Imports into Pakistan during July 2026 reached Rs. 1,932,034 million (provisional), a slight 0.47% increase from June 2026. Compared to July 2025, imports grew by 16.46%.
The main imported commodities included:
- Electrical machinery & apparatus: Rs. 153,001 million
- Petroleum crude: Rs. 143,920 million
- Petroleum products: Rs. 136,827 million
- Palm oil: Rs. 99,927 million
- Plastic materials: Rs. 90,531 million
- Iron & steel: Rs. 87,220 million
- Iron & steel scrap: Rs. 67,820 million
- Motor cars (ckd/skd): Rs. 52,298 million
- Raw cotton: Rs. 51,876 million
- Liquefied natural gas: Rs. 49,176 million