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Jul trade deficit widens 25.17pc to USD3.94bn YoY

Published 06 Aug, 2026 06:33am

Pakistan's exports stood at USD 2.939 billion in July 2026

PBS data contradicts govt’s seafood export claim

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 09:20am

KARACHI: Official trade data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has presented a markedly different...

Sindh agriculture output grows over 14 years, but sustainability concerns emerge

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:18am

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday the provincial agronomy – crops, livestock, and...

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

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.8% in January 2026

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 08:45pm

On month-on-month basis, Consumer Price Index increases by 0.4%

SPI witnesses slight decline

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended on January 22, 2026 has witnessed a decline of...

Wheat flour prices: KP govt raises its concerns over ‘discrepancies’ in PBS data

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government raised concerns over “discrepancies” in the data of wheat flour...

Inflation in Pakistan rises to 3.5% in May 2025

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 08:07pm

CPI inflation average during 11MFY25 stands at 4.61%

Inflation drops to 59-year low at 0.7% in March 2025

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:55pm

CPI inflation lowest since December 1965

IMF agreement brings relief, but economic challenges persist, say experts

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:58pm

Analysts believe Pakistan must remain committed to IMF programme to ensure sustainable economic growth

Pakistan’s GDP grows 1.73% in Oct-Dec

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stand at 1.1%, -0.18% and 2.57% respectively.

Jul-Feb exports up 8.42pc to $22.074bn YoY

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

Trade deficit in February 2025 recorded at $2.319 billion

PM happy over continuous decrease in inflation

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction on Monday over the continuous decrease in inflation...

PBS conducts first digital census: Around 7.8pc of total population unemployed

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: Around 7.8 percent (187,359,79 population) of the total population (241,499,431) of the country is...

Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 33% YoY to $2.3bn in February 2025

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:55pm

Trade deficit stood at $1.72 billion in February 2024

Inflation: Busting myths

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am

As the headline inflation clocked in at a surprisingly low 6.9 percent for September 2024, skeptics were quick to...

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens marginally to $5.4bn in 3MFY25

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:17pm

Gap comes on account of higher imports that stand at $13.31bn, while exports clock in at $7.88bn in three months

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 12% YoY to $24.1bn in FY24

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 08:10pm

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

April CPI inflation surges 13.4pc YoY

Updated 02 May, 2022 03:12pm

Inflation in ten months of the current fiscal year 2021-22 averaged 11.01 percent against 8.62 percent during the same period of last year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.36 ▲ 11.4 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Premier Sugar / Oct 1 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	388.99 ▲ 33.18 (9.33%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	124 ▼ -40.01 (-24.39%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.60 ▼ -6.02 (-9.17%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 1 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.55 ▼ -2.14 (-8.67%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Agro Processors & Atmospheric / Oct 1 Agro Processors & Atmospheric Gases Ltd(SOYASUP)	28.70 ▼ -2.06 (-6.7%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	145 ▼ -10 (-6.45%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	45.90 ▼ -3.02 (-6.17%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	81,130,295 ▲ 0.41
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,454,750 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,593,387 ▼ -0.01
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,590,914 ▲ 0.02
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,156,600 ▲ 1.43
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,074,761 ▼ -0.09
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,132,105 ▲ 0.19
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,886,440 ▲ 0.09
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,855,019 ▲ 0
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,946,919 ▼ -0.94

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