Pakistan’s exports have risen 5.15% during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2024-25, reaching $29.564 billion compared to $28.117 billion in the same period last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday.
Imports also recorded an increase of 7.50 percent, reaching $53.55 billion during the same period, compared to $49.815 billion in the previous fiscal year.
In May 2025, the export volume stood at $2.672 billion, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 22.91 percent compared to $2.174 billion in April 2024.
Meanwhile, imports in May 2025 totaled $5.273 billion, showing a 5.77 percent decline compared to $5.596 billion in April 2025. However, they marked a 7.28 percent increase from $4.915 billion in May 2024.
Despite the overall increase from April, exports in May 2025 declined by 5.88 percent year-on-year when compared to $2.839 billion in May 2024.
The leading export commodities in May 2025 were knitwear valued at Rs123.121 billion, readymade garments at Rs105.420 billion, bed wear at Rs75.937 billion, and rice and related products at Rs50.707 billion.
Additional key exports included cotton cloth, towels, other made-up articles excluding towels and bed wear, basmati rice, fish and fish preparations, and cotton yarn.
