ISLAMABAD: The country’s merchandise exports reached to $10.448 billion during the first four months (July–October) of the current fiscal year (2025–26), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday .According to the PBS data, the exports showed a decline of 4.04 percent when compared to exports of $10.888 billion during July–October of last fiscal year (2024–25). On the other hand, imports into the country increased by 15.13 percent, rising from $20.003 billion last year to $23.030 billion during July–October (2025–26).Based on the figures, the trade deficit during the first four months was recorded at $12.582 billion against the deficit of $9.115 billion last year, showing an increase of 38.04 percent. Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the exports in October 2025 decreased by 4.46 percent to $2.849 billion compared to $2.982 billion in October 2024. The imports, however, witnessed an increase of 20.18 percent, rising from $5.040 billion to $6.057 billion during the same period. On a month-on-month basis, the exports from the country increased by 14.01 percent when compared to $2.499 billion during September 2025.
