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trade balance

Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 23% to $28bn in July-March

Updated 02 Apr, 2026 03:59pm

Trade balance stood at $22.67 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

Tariff rationalised to remove import distortions: Kayani

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani has said that import tariffs have been rationalised ...

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

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...

EDITORIAL: Trade balance

Updated 24 Nov, 2025 08:17am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s goods trade balance (based on shipment data) is growing sharply — it’s up by 60 percent...

Déjà Vu for the trade balance

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 08:10am

With a modest recovery in the economy, imports are rising. According to PBS data (shipment basis), monthly imports...

Nov CA surplus hits 10-year peak

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a 10-year high monthly surplus of $729 million in November 2024,...

Ongoing global oil price decline to benefit Pakistan: brokerage house

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 10:32pm

The ongoing decline in global oil price “benefits Pakistan” and will help its trade balance and inflation figures,...

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 34% to $9.38bn in 5MFY24

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:44pm

Stood at $14.28bn in same period of the previous year

Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives says economy has slowly and steadily started recovering from the downturn in growth

Import compression: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 42% to $5.29bn in 3MFY24

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 06:19pm

Balance stood at $9.16bn in same period of previous year

Managing energy imports to save forex reserves

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan relies on imports for 49 percent of its primary energy supplies, which strains its already limited foreign...

Jul-Sep textile group's exports up 3.7% year-on-year to $3.58bn

Published 18 Oct, 2022 05:39pm

Petroleum group imports 5.9% higher during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2022-23 and remained at $4.866bn

Exchange rate volatility and exports

Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:50am

The exchange rate is a crucial component of trade and a dynamic macroeconomic determinant. The trade balance is...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

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%)
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%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.70 ▲ 1.69 (9.94%)
ICC Industries / Jul 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	13.98 ▲ 1.23 (9.65%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	54.58 ▲ 3.97 (7.84%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	239 ▲ 15.04 (6.72%)
JS Investments / Jul 20 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	46.90 ▲ 2.9 (6.59%)
IGI Life Ins / Jul 20 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	19.99 ▲ 1.07 (5.66%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 20 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.03 ▼ -0.57 (-10.18%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 20 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	332.01 ▼ -34.06 (-9.3%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 20 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.30 ▼ -2.2 (-8.98%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.11 ▼ -5.06 (-8.7%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.85 ▼ -5.85 (-8.27%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jul 20 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.12 ▼ -1.13 (-7.41%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,790,147 ▲ 0.07
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	3,446,135 ▲ 0.71
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	2,213,851 ▼ -1.55
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	2,098,349 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	2,095,976 ▼ -0.68
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,702,056 ▼ -0.1
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 20 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	1,697,304 ▲ 1.44
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	1,665,605 ▼ -2.55
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	1,315,955 ▲ 1.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	1,130,054 ▲ 0.05