China remains Pakistan’s top import source in September

Mettis Link News reported that China was Pakistan's largest source of imports in September, with payments reaching $2,015.76m, a rise of 22.1% on the $1,651.58m recorded a year earlier. Citing State Bank of Pakistan data, the report placed Dubai second at $439.20mn, a figure close to the prior year's $439.81mn. Oman jumped to third place after its imports surged 138.3% to $357.60m.

Indonesia ranked fourth with imports of $324.48mn, up 16.3% year on year, while Singapore rose 54.1% to $315.06m. Imports from Abu Dhabi climbed 187.4% to $291.38m, whereas those from Saudi Arabia fell 31.8% to $225.24m. On a monthly basis, shipments from China grew 18.7% and those from Dubai dropped 29.9%.

Over the July to September period, which the report labels 1QFY27, imports from China reached $5,816.18m, up 19.8%. Dubai followed with $1,561.72m, a 1.9% decline, while Singapore's imports rose 75.3% to $1,013.05m. Indonesia, Oman and the United States also recorded cumulative increases in the same period, according to the report.