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ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP):The country’s merchandise exports reached to $10.448 billion during the first four months (July–October) of the current fiscal year (2025–26), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday.
According to the PBS data, the exports showed a decline of 4.04 percent when compared to exports of $10.888 billion during July–October of last fiscal year (2024–25).
On the other hand, imports into the country increased by 15.13 percent, rising from $20.003 billion last year to $23.030 billion during July–October (2025–26).
Based on the figures, the trade deficit during the first four months was recorded at $12.582 billion against the deficit of $9.115 billion last year, showing an increase of 38.04 percent.
Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the exports in October 2025 decreased by 4.46 percent to $2.849 billion compared to $2.982 billion in October 2024. The imports, however, witnessed an increase of 20.18 percent, rising from $5.040 billion to $6.057 billion during the same period.
On a month-on-month basis, the exports from the country increased by 14.01 percent when compared to $2.499 billion during September 2025. The imports grew by 3.57 percent compared to $5.848 billion in September 2025, PBS reported.