The information examination proposes that every one of the gatherings, including oil products, buyer durables and unrefined substances, saw a development in imports during the primary quarter of 2024-25 over a similar period last year, as per information ordered by the Pakistan Department of Measurements.
Between July and September, the overall import bill increased by 10.58 percent year-over-year to $13.39 billion, primarily as a result of an increase in the arrival of petroleum crude, the machinery, and automobile sectors.
Petroleum group imports increased to $4.05 billion, according to product-wise data, from $3.50 billion in the same quarter last year.
Crude oil saw the greatest increase, up 51.02 percent, among these. However, the total quantity of petroleum crude increased by 67.65 percent to 2.565 million tonnes from 1.530 million tonnes during the same time period last year.
During the first three months, the cost of importing petroleum products decreased by 10.60 percent, while the total quantity imported decreased by 2.55 percent, to 2.33 million tonnes.
Then again, condensed flammable gas (LNG) imports expanded 14.30pc while the import of melted oil gas (LPG) flooded 71.19pc during the period under survey.
Hardware imports were up 21.68pc to $2.02bn from $1.65bn last year, drove by a flood in material apparatus related imports, development, official and electrical apparatus. The import of textile machinery increased by 39.82 percent, electrical machinery and equipment by 77.85 percent, and construction machinery by 51.78 percent.
