3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Pakistans 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 years 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
8. 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
9. Monthly Imports
10. 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
11. 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
12. composition of Pakistans 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
13. 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
14. Pakistans 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
15. Saudi Arabia Is a major supplier to Pakistan Direction of
Imports
