The exports from the country in rupee term reached to Rs.2,950,407 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported.
According to the provisional figures released by the bureau, the exports show 2.59 percent decrease during the period under review when compared to the exports of Rs.3,028,942 million during the corresponding period of last year.
On year-on-year (YoY) basis the exports during October 2025 decreased by 3.29 percent and were recorded at Rs.800,841 million compared to the exports of Rs. 828,052 million in October 2024.
On month-on-month (MoM) basis, the exports witnessed an increase of 13.79 percent when compared to the exports of Rs. 703,779 million in September, 2025.
The main commodities of exports during October, 2025 were knitwear (Rs. 135,262 million), readymade garments (Rs.104,249 million), bed wear (Rs. 81,814 million), petroleum products, excluding top naphta (Rs.59,650 million), cotton cloth (Rs. 40,347 million), rice others (Rs. 30,537 million), towels (Rs.25,408 million), madeup articles, excluding towels & bedwear (Rs. 19,100 million), cotton yarn (Rs.15,876 million) and rice basmati (Rs.15,195 million).
On the other hand, imports during July – October, (FY2025-26) totaled Rs. 6,529,174 million as against Rs. 5,569,160 million during the corresponding period of last year showing an increase of 17.24%.
Meanwhile, imports into Pakistan during October, 2025 amounted to Rs. 1,726,145 million as against Rs. 1,648,853 million in September, 2025 and Rs. 1,399,579 million during October, 2024 showing an increase of 4.69% over September, 2025 and of 23.33% over October, 2024.
The main commodities of imports during October, 2025 were petroleum crude (Rs.152,957 million), petroleum products (Rs.152,860 million), palm oil (Rs. 91,253 million), iron and steel (Rs.69,923 million), electrical machinery & apparatus (Rs.69,572 million), plastic materials (Rs.64,131 million), natural gas liquified (LNG) (Rs.58,820 million), Iron & steel scrap (Rs.54,502 million), motor cars (ckd/skd) (Rs.48,156 million) and mobile phones (Rs.40,710 million).