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Pakistan’s trade deficit

Pakistan's trade deficit nears $40bn: a wake-up call for export-led growth

Published 20 Jul, 2026 08:46pm

Pakistan’s export sector has never suffered from a shortage of policies. Its real problem is inconsistent execution, writes former KCCI vice president

Textile exports inch up to USD17.93bn in FY26

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile exports rose marginally by 0.26 percent during July–June 2025-26, reaching USD17.93...

Widening trade deficit

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit July-May 2026 widened to negative 34.758 billion dollars against negative 29.585 billion...

July-May trade deficit widens 17.48pc to USD34.76bn YoY

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 17.48 percent to USD 34.76 billion during the first 11 months of...

Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 28% to $22bn in July-January

Published 02 Feb, 2026 09:24pm

Trade balance stood at $17.19 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

The ‘Export Emergency’

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

It has been a year since the launch of the Uraan Pakistan project, which named exports as a top national priority....

Pakistan’s trade imbalance expected to grow, analysts say

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:07pm

Most concerning trend surge in automobile imports, which more than doubled to $1.4 billion during 4MFY26, an analyst says

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit challenge

Updated 04 Dec, 2025 07:17am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s trade deficit is on the rise — from negative USD 11.277 billion July-November 2024 to...

Post-floods: Pakistan’s central bank warns of rising inflation, widening twin deficits in FY26

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 10:49pm

Country's economic growth to remain around 3.25% in FY26, State Bank of Pakistan says in its annual report

An early sign of overheating the economy appears again?

Updated 10 Oct, 2025 07:45pm

Pakistan’s trade deficit is on the rise again. It soared almost 33% year-on-year (YoY) to $9.37 billion in the first...

July petroleum group imports witness negative growth of 44.89pc YoY

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 44.89 percent during the first month (July) of the...

FY 2022-23: Petroleum group imports show negative growth

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 27.03 percent during the fiscal year 2022-23 and...

Jul-Jan petroleum group imports show negative growth

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 9.27 percent during the first seven months...

July-October 2022-23: POL group imports witness negative growth of 8.11pc

Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 8.11 percent during the first five months...

1Q trade deficit declines 21.42pc to $9.2bn YoY

Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:50am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 21.42 percent to $9.209 billion during the first quarter of...

‘Frankly speaking, all is not well with economy’: Govt’s response

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 12:32pm

We respect the opinion printed by Business Recorder Editorial on 25th March 2022, one of the most widely viewed...

PKR hits record-low closing

Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:00am

KARACHI: The rupee hit its record-low closing in the inter-bank market during the week, depreciating in three of the...

Jul-Nov trade deficit widens to $20.64bn, Senate told

Updated 26 Jan, 2022 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit was recorded at $ 20.64 billion in five months— from July to November 2021-...

Oct trade deficit widens 117.22pc to $3.886bn YoY

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 117.22 percent on year-on-year basis and stood at $3.886 billion in...

July trade deficit widens by whopping 85.53pc YoY

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 03:44pm

Import bill in July 2021 goes up to $5.434 billion against $3.674 billion in the same month of the previous year

“We’re too restricted to a few countries -- North America, European Union and China,” said Dawood.

Feb trade deficit widens 23.93pc YoY

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 23.93 percent on year-on-year basis to $2.517 billion in February...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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