ISLAMABAD – The imports of the overall petroleum group witnessed an increase of 5.76 percent during the fiscal year 2025-26 as compared to the previous year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.
The total imports of the petroleum group during July-June (2025-26) stood at $ 16,862.742 million against the imports of $15,943.726 million during the same months of last year. Among petroleum commodities, the import of petroleum products increased by 7.05 percent, from $5,966.060 million last year to $6,386.458 million during the period under review year. Likewise, the imports of petroleum crude increased by 31.58 percent, from $ 5,446.205 million last year to $7,165.937 million, while the import of LPG went up by 3.21 per cent during the period under review and stood at $1,088.778 million as compared to $1,054.937 million in the corresponding period in 2024-25. On the other hand, the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) decreased by 36.10 percent, from $3,476.159 million to $2,221.183 million. The imports of all other petroleum group products went up by 5.88 percent and were recorded at $0.386 million as against $0.365 million.
Meanwhile, on a year-on-year basis, the petroleum group imports witnessed an increase of 45.55 percent and went up to $1,909.516 million during the month of June 2026 as compared to imports of $ 1,311.918 million in May 2025. On a month-on-month basis, the petroleum imports into the country increased by 32.98 percent during June 2026, as compared to the imports of $ 1,435.930 million in May 2025, according to the data.