Pakistan recorded a trade deficit of $2.87 billion during August 2025, up 30 percent over deficit of $2.2 billion reported in the same month of the last year.
On a month-on-month basis, the trade deficit fell by 9 percent over deficit of $3.1 billion recorded in July 2025.
Exports during August 2025 fell 12 percent year-on-year and 10 percent month-on-month to $2.41 billion. Imports during the month rose by 6 percent year-on-year and fell 9 percent month-on-month to $5.28 billion.
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The trade deficit in the two months of the current fiscal year (2MFY26) stood at $6 billion compared to $4.6 billion during the same period of last fiscal year, an increase of 29 percent.
