4. Growing at an average rate of 29 percent per
annum during 2003-2006.
imports were targeted to decline by 2.1 percent in
2006-07.
8.9 percent during the first ten months (July-April).
Imports
5. ►Tight monetary policy.
►softening of international price of oil.
►decline in imports of cars.
►decline in the imports of fertilizer.
►decline in the imports of iron & steel.
Causes of deceleration in import
Growth
6. Food imports grew by 5.3 percent - up from $ 2241.5 million
to $ 2360.6 million.
Milk & milk products (36.9%)
Dry fruits (24.4%)
Pulses (60.6%)
Edible oil (soya bean & palm oil) (24%)
Wheat decline by (68.3%)
Disaggregation of total Imports
7. Imports of machinery rose by 18.6 percent – up from $
3303 million to $ 3916 million.
Power Gen. Machines (42.9%)
Office Machines (8.9%)
Textile Machinery (-34.8%)
Const. & Mining Mach. (-1.3%)
Aircraft Ships and Boats (104.4%)
Agri. Machinery (46.9%)
Imports of Machinery
8. Pakistan’s imports grew by 8.9 percent or $ 2047
million in the first ten months of the current fiscal
year.
almost 31 percent contribution alone came from
petroleum group.
Imports of machinery contributed almost 30 percent
to this year’s rise in imports bill.
by imports of telecom which accounted for 13
percent to the overall rise in imports.
Major Contributors to Increase in
Imports
9. → monthly imports during July-April, 2006-07 remained
consistently higher compared to the same months of
last year.
→Imports averaged $ 2.5 billion per month.
→imports have risen by $ 200 million per month during
the period.
Trends in monthly Imports
11. Pakistan's imports are also highly concentrated in few
items
1. Machinery
2. Petroleum & petroleum products
3. Chemicals
4. Transport equipments
5. Edible oil
6. Iron & steel
7. Fertilizer
8. Tea.
Concentration of Imports
12. These eight categories of imports account for 75.5
percent of total imports during 2006-07.
machinery, petroleum & petroleum products and
chemicals accounted for 57.7 percent of total imports.
Concentration of Imports
13. composition of Pakistan’s import does not show any
significant change over the years.
first nine months of the current fiscal year (July-
March, 2006-07)
share of consumer goods stood at 11%
Composition of Imports
14. Share of capital goods stood 38 %
Share of raw material for consumer goods increased
by one percentage point from 44% to 45%
Share of raw material for capital goods stood at 7%
Composition of Imports
15. Pakistan’s imports are highly concentrated in few countries.
Over 40 percent of them continue to tart from just seven
countries
i. USA,
ii. Japan,
iii. Kuwait,
iv. Saudi Arabia,
v. Germany,
vi. UK
vii. Malaysia.
Direction of Imports
16. Saudi Arabia Is a major supplier to Pakistan
Direction of Imports
