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Mobile phone imports increases 40.51% touches to $801.139 mln

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed an increase of 40.51 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (2025-26) as compared to the corresponding months of last year. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $ 801.139 million during July-November (2025-26) as compared to the […]

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First-ever digital HIES shows literacy at 63%, household internet access rises to 70%

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday launched the country’s first-ever fully digital Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening data-driven governance and evidence-based policymaking, with results indicating notable improvements in education, health, digital access and household living standards.Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special […]

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Headline inflation recorded at 5.6% in December

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP):The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation stood at 5.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in December 2025, lower than the 6.1 percent recorded in November 2025, but higher than 4.1 percent registered in December 2024, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Thursday. According to latest PBS data, the CPI inflation […]

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Export of sport goods increases 15.86% to $179.334 mln

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP):The export of sport goods from the country witnessed an increase of 15.86 percent during the first five months of the current financial year (2025-26) as compared to the export of corresponding months of last year. The country exported sport goods worth US$ 179.334 million during July-November (2025-26) as opposed to the […]