PTI questions PBS figures ISLAMABAD: The Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub on Friday severely criticised the government,... Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am
Editorials Exports falling again! EDITORIAL: April’s export figures are a red flag, not a blip. And yet, there is no sense of urgency at the top.... Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am
Print Pakistan April exports down 17.66% to $2.178bn MoM Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data shows country's imports increased in April Updated 17 May, 2025 05:17pm
Markets Inflation in Pakistan drops to historic low at 0.3% in April 2025 CPI inflation average during 10MFY25 stands at 4.73% as compared to 25.97% in 10MFY24 Updated 02 May, 2025 11:00pm
Opinion Catastrophic impact of Trump’s tariffs Donald Trump’s recently proposed tariff regime has sent shockwaves across the global economic spectrum. While large... Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am
Print Jul-Mar textile group exports up 9.38pc to $13.613bn YoY Overall exports during July–March, 2024–2025 totalled $24,719 million, says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Updated 18 Apr, 2025 02:21pm
Print Jul-Feb FY25: LSM sector contracts 1.90pc ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing sector has shown a growth of -1.90 percent during (July-February)... Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:24pm
BR Research Growth on ventilator, credibility in a coma The only thing more stable than a dead corpse is a patient on a ventilator. That’s the current state of... Published 03 Apr, 2025 08:34am
Business & Finance Feb CPI inflation clocks in at 1.5pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 1.5 percent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis in... Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am
Print PBS conducts first digital census: Around 7.8pc of total population unemployed ISLAMABAD: Around 7.8 percent (187,359,79 population) of the total population (241,499,431) of the country is... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:29am
Opinion Extremely high unemployment rate The digital Population and Housing Census of 2023 conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has come up... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:04am
Markets Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 33% YoY to $2.3bn in February 2025 Trade deficit stood at $1.72 billion in February 2024 Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:55pm
Markets Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 1.5% in February 2025 CPI reading eases to 113-month low Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:53pm
Print Jul-Jan exports up 9.98pc to $19.551bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 9.98 percent during the first seven months (July-January) of current... Updated 04 Feb, 2025 03:07pm
Markets Over 9-year low: Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 2.4% in January 2025 Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in January 2025, a reading below that of... Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:44pm
Business & Finance Policy measures successfully curbing inflation: Finance Division The Finance Division has said that policy interventions and administrative actions have successfully controlled... Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:55pm
Pakistan Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.1% in December 2024 Reading in line with government projection, strengthens case for continued monetary easing Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:40pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s GDP grows 0.92% in July-Sept, 2.5% in FY24 Growth in agriculture, industry and services stood at 1.15%, -1.03% and 1.43% respectively, in Q1 FY25 Updated 30 Dec, 2024 11:25pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended December 27, 2024, increased by 0.80... Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am
Markets Lowest since May 2018: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.9% in November 2024 Reading also below official expectations Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:30pm
BR Research Electricity tariffs go down… at the PBS Electricity consumers in Pakistan paid less this year in October than a year ago. And only 5 percent higher than... Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:32am
Markets Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024 Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7% Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm
Pakistan PBS to host first-ever Data Fest-2024 today ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will be hosting Pakistan’s first-ever Data Fest-2024 at the Pak... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:25am
Print Weekly SPI inflation down 0.52pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 19, 2024, decreased by 0.52... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:30am
Markets Ongoing global oil price decline to benefit Pakistan: brokerage house The ongoing decline in global oil price “benefits Pakistan” and will help its trade balance and inflation figures,... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 10:32pm
Markets Pakistan in ‘advanced stage’ to get external financing assurances, says Aurangzeb Finance minister hopeful of getting IMF Executive Board approval on time Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks marginally to $3.6bn in 2MFY25 Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank marginally to $3.6 billion during the first two months of fiscal year 2024-25... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:28pm
Pakistan Minister directs PBS officials to prepare five-year strategic plan ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has directed the top officials of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics... Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:27am
Markets Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 12% YoY to $24.1bn in FY24 Exports increase by 10.5% to $30.7bn while imports decline 0.8% to $54.7bn However, trade deficit increases by 15.13% to $2.39 billion in June Updated 02 Jul, 2024 08:10pm
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation increases pace, clocks in at 12.6% in June 2024 Average CPI inflation reading in FY24 clocks in at 23.4% Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm