The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported that total petroleum group imports reached $4,020.371 million between July and September 2026-27. During the same period last year, the total value of these imports stood at $3,775.034 million.
Petroleum product imports rose by 11.58 percent to $1,557.223 million during the period under review. In July of the previous year, the cost of importing petroleum products was $1,395.647 million.
Crude petroleum imports climbed by 23.10 percent, reaching $1,758.192 million this year. Last year, the expenditure for petroleum crude imports was $1,428.318 million.
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports grew by 21.83 percent to $286.559 million. The previous year saw LPG imports valued at $235.218 million.
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) imports fell by 41.56 percent to $418.337 million. The cost of LNG imports during the corresponding period last year was $715.793 million.
Imports of all other petroleum group products increased by 4.82 percent to $0.061 million. Last year, these other petroleum products cost $0.058 million.
Petroleum group imports saw a 2.70 percent increase on a year-on-year basis. September 2026 saw petroleum group imports reach $1,269.585 million.
The figure for September 2025 was $1,236.198 million. Imports declined by 13.87 percent on a month-on-month basis.
August 2026 recorded imports of $1,474.054 million.
