Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Cement exports increase 3.40% to $173.169 mln in 1HFY 2026
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP):The exports of cement witnessed an increase of 3.40 percent during the first half of the fiscal year 2025-26 as against the exports of the corresponding half of last year. The cement exports from the country were recorded at US $173.169 million during July-December (2025-26) against the exports of US $167.472 million […]
PoL imports shrink by 1.26% to $7.98 bln in 1st half
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (APP):The imports of the overall petroleum group decreased by 1.26 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The total imports of the petroleum group during July-December 2025 were recorded at 7,986.454 million […]
Need for enhancing pulses, tea, soybean, sugarcane cultivation stressed
LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP):Pakistan can save a major chunk of its precious foreign exchange by bringing more agricultural area under the cultivation of pulses, tea, soybean and sugarcane. Convener of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry regional committee on food, Shahid Imran, stated this in a meeting with a delegation of food importers […]
Large-scale manufacturing grows by 10.37pc
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP): The output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) recorded a growth of 10.37 per cent during the month of November 2025 as compared to the same month of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. On a month-on-month basis, the LSMI production in November 2025 increased by 0.16 […]
Weekly inflation up by 0.12 percent
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (APP):The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), increased by 0.12 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended on January 08, 2026, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 334.35 […]
Wheat sowing targets met; perishable food, sugar prices decline: NPMC informed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to review inflation trends, availability of essential commodities and measures to ensure price stability and strengthen food security, particularly ahead of Ramazan, the holy fasting month. The meeting was attended by […]
Cement exports increase 11.48% to $151.1333 mln in 5 months
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):The exports of cement witnessed an increase of 11.48 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-26 as against the exports of the corresponding months of last year. The cement exports from the country were recorded at US $151.133 million during July-November (2025-26) against the exports of US […]
Services exports increase by 16.77% to $3.833 bln
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (APP):The exports of services during the first five months of the current fiscal year increased by 16.77 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During July-November 2025-26, exports of services were recorded at $3.833 billion as against the exports […]
Exports reach $15.184 bln during Jul-Dec
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2 (APP): The country’s merchandise exports reached to $15.184 billion during the first six months (July–December) of the current fiscal year (2025–26), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the exports showed a decline of 8.70 percent when compared to exports of $16.631 billion during July–December of […]
Weekly inflation eases by 0.67 percent
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2 (APP):The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), decreased by 0.67 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended on January 1st 2026, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 333.96 […]