Pakistan\u2019s trade deficit has widened significantly in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-26, driven by rising imports and declining exports, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).<\/p>\n
From July to November 2025, the trade deficit increased by 37.17 percent, reaching $15.47 billion. On a year-on-year basis, November alone saw the trade deficit rise 32.79 percent, although it fell 11.86 percent month-on-month to $2.85 billion.<\/p>\n
During the July-November period, imports grew 13.26 percent to $28.31 billion, with November imports recorded at $5.25 billion. In contrast, exports fell 6.39 percent to $12.84 billion over the same period. November exports declined 15.35 percent year-on-year and 15.80 percent month-on-month, amounting to $2.39 billion.<\/p>\n
The data highlights persistent challenges in Pakistan\u2019s external trade, with rising import bills and falling exports putting pressure on the country\u2019s balance of payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan\u2019s trade deficit has widened significantly in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-26, driven by rising imports and declining exports, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). From July to November 2025, the trade deficit increased by 37.17 percent, reaching $15.47 billion. On a year-on-year basis, November alone saw the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,30],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-latest"},"yoast_head":"\n