Breakup of Pakistan's trade data in July: PBS

Mettis Link News reported that Pakistan's trade deficit reached $3.98bn in July 2026, a 26.1% rise on the $3.15bn gap recorded in July 2025. The provisional figures come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Compared with June 2026, when the shortfall was $4.66bn, the gap narrowed by 14.6%.

Exports rose 10.4% year on year to $2.96bn, and jumped 32.1% from $2.24bn in June. In rupee terms, exports reached Rs823.55bn, with knitwear at Rs148.41bn and readymade garments at Rs127.89bn among the leading items. Imports climbed 18.9% to $6.94bn from $5.84bn a year earlier, though they were only marginally higher than June's $6.90bn.

In rupee terms, imports totalled Rs1.93tr, up 16.46% from a year earlier and 0.47% above June. Electrical machinery and apparatus led the list at Rs153.00bn, followed by crude petroleum at Rs143.92bn and petroleum products at Rs136.83bn.