Pakistan’s exports increased 10.52 percent to $16.5 billion.

In comparison to $14.985 billion in July-December 2023-24, exports during July-December 2024-25 totaled $16.561 billion, according to PBS data.

In contrast, imports into the nation increased from $26.137 million in the first half of this year to $27.733 million in the first half of this year, a 6.11 percent increase.

According to the numbers, the trade deficit for the months under review was $11.172 billion, which represents a minor increase of 0.18 percent over the deficit of $11.152 billion the previous year.

Exports in December 2024, on the other hand, climbed 0.67 percent year over year to $2.841 billion from $2.822 billion in December 2023.

In contrast, PBS data shows that imports increased from $4.635 to $5.285 percent, a 14.02 percent increase.

Compared to November 2024’s exports of $2.833 billion, the country’s exports increased by 0.28 percent on a month-over-month basis.

According to a report by PBS, the imports increased by 17.44% in comparison to the $4.500 billion in November 2024.

Concurrently, the first five months of the current fiscal year saw a 7.58 percent growth in services exports over the same period last year.

In July-November 2024-25, service exports were $3.274 billion, compared to $3.044 billion in July-November 2023-24, according to PBS data.

Service imports, on the other hand, increased 2.88 percent to $4.425 billion this year from $4.301 billion the year before.

The data shows that the services trade deficit increased negatively by 8.48 percent, reaching $1.150 billion in the current fiscal year compared to $1.257 billion in the previous one.