- Exports increased by 16.9% in annual sliding to 2.7 billion dollars in July.
- Imports also increased 29.3% of the previous year to $ 5.4 billion.
- The monthly commercial difference increased to $ 2.75 billion, compared to $ 2.37 billion in June.
Islamabad: Pakistan’s trade deficit increased by 44% in July 2025 while imports jumped at almost double the rhythm of exports, The news reported cite official data on Thursday.
Development highlights renewed pressure on the external balance of the country at the start of the new exercise,
At the same time, exports climbed 16.9% in annual sliding to 2.7 billion dollars in July, up 8.9% compared to June, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
However, imports jumped 29.3% compared to the previous year to $ 5.4 billion and 12.4% per month, inflating the monthly lake to $ 2.75 billion, compared to $ 1.91 billion a year earlier and $ 2.37 billion in June.
For the year 2024-25, the overall trade deficit increased by 9.3% to $ 26.35 billion, as exports increased by 4.5% to 32 billion dollars while imports increased by 6.6% to $ 58.4 billion.
The PBS has also reported data on service performance for services for July-June 2024-25. According to trade statistics from international services during this period, local businesses imported more services than they have exported.
The service deficit of services experienced a drop of 15.84%, reaching $ 2.62 billion in FY5, against 3.1 billion dollars in exercise 24.
During the 2010 financial year, the economy hired the services of foreign companies for $ 11 billion and exported services abroad for $ 8.4 billion.
While, during the 2010 financial year, exports from the country’s services were recorded at $ 7.68 billion, and imports amounted to $ 10.8 billion, which represents a 9.23% increase in service exports and a 2.01% increase in imports.
