Published on, Sept. 23 -- September 23, 2025 3:37 AM

The imports of the overall petroleum group decreased by 4.65 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

The total imports of the petroleum group during July-August (2025-26) were recorded at at $ 2,538.463 million against the imports of $ 2,662.217 million during the same month of last year.

Among petroleum commodities, the import of petroleum products increased by 17.77 percent, from $ 840.488 million last July to $ 989.832 during current year whereas the import of petroleum crude declined by 6.11 percent from $944.709 million to $887.029 million.

Similarly, t...