ISLAMABAD – The imports of the overall machinery group experienced a substantial increase of 29.37 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year (July) compared to FY2024-25.
The growth in machinery imports would help elevate productivity and spur technological advancements in essential sectors, leading to economic expansion and progress in infrastructure development. The total imports of the machinery group during the one month of the FY2025-26 stood at $927.534 million against the imports of $716.945 million of the corresponding period last year, according to official data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The import of agriculture sector machinery and equipment surged by 123.94 percent, from $6.435 million to $14.411 million; textile machinery 115.42 percent, from $31.151 million to $67.107 million; power-generating machinery 62.52 percent, from $34.995 million to $56.876 million; construction and mining machinery 8.88 percent, from $10.094 million to $10.990 million; other apparatus 21.74 percent, from $38.322 million to $46.654 million; other machinery by 54.19 percent, from $149.843 million to $231.038 million; office machinery by 97.93 percent, from $ 31.700 million to $62.743 million; mobile phone by 125.65 percent, from $64.413 million to $145.345 million; and the telecoms-related equipment by 86.89 percent, from $102.734 million to $191.999 million.
However, during the period under review, the import of electrical machinery and apparatus witnessed a decline of 16.46 percent, from $349.992 million to $292.371 million.
Meanwhile, tea imports into the country during the first month of the current financial year grew by 0.27 percent as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of the last year. During the month of July, 2025, over 19,030 metric tons of tea valued at $41.994 million was imported as compared to the imports of 11,675 metric tons worth $41.882 million of the same month of the previous year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Overall food group imports into the country during the first month of the current financial year grew by 44.90 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year, it added. During the month of July 2025, food commodities worth $743.879 million were imported, as compared to the imports of $513.389 million of the same period of the last year, the data revealed.
The imports of the commodities, including milk, cream and food for infants, grew by 92.64 percent as about 6,555 metric tons of the above-mentioned commodity valued at $15.023 million were imported as compared to the imports of 3,728 metric tons costing $7.799 million of the same month of the last year. During the first month of the current financial year, 7,079 metric tons of dry fruits, nuts costing $8.295 million and 19,030 metric tons of tea worth $41.994 million were imported as compared to the imports of 5,313 metric tons, $5.80 million and 17,481 metric tons valued at $41.882 million of the same period of the last year.
The imports of dry fruits and nuts in the first month of the current financial year grew by 42.95 percent, whereas tea imported into the country increased by 0.27 percent, respectively.
Over 19,556 metric tons of spices valued at $23.796 million and 110,098 metric tons of pulses costing $73.837 million were also imported into the country during the month under review, which was up by 19 percent and 10.95 percent, respectively. It is worth mentioning here that the food group exports from the country during the first month of the current financial year decreased by 10.25 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year.
During the month of July 2025, food commodities valued at 426.995 million were exported as compared to the exports of $475.766 million of the same month of the last year.
However, the import of the commodities, including fish and fish preparations, grew by 18.60 percent, fruits by 43.63 percent and tobacco export increased by 786.63 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, the exports of meat and meat preparations increased by 9.80 percent as over 9,031 metric tons of meat valued at $40.461 million were exported during the month of July 2025, as compared to the exports of 8,408 metric tons valued at $36.849 million of the same month of the previous year.
