Pakistan imports from China clocks in at $2bn

China remained Pakistan's top source of imports in July, according to State Bank of Pakistan data reported by Mettis Link News. Imports from China rose 24.4% to $2.11 billion, compared with $1.7 billion in the corresponding period last year.

The United Arab Emirates (Dubai) ranked second with goods worth $495.7m, a fall of 19.3% from $614.45m a year earlier. Singapore came third at $336.32m, up 118.4% from $153.97m, while the United States took fourth place with $326.45m, a 95.8% year on year increase.

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Japan also featured, with imports of $318.27m (up 16.9%), $264.18m (down 20.2%) and $171.12m (up 7.8%) respectively. Month on month, imports from China climbed 6.4%, whereas purchases from the UAE and Singapore each dropped 9.8%.