Machinery imports rise 10.28% in nine months

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Apr, 2026) Imports of the overall machinery group increased by 10.28% during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (July–March) compared with the corresponding period last year.

The higher inflow of machinery is seen as a positive signal for the national economy, supporting productivity gains, technology transfer, and infrastructure development across multiple sectors.

Analysts say the upward trend is consistent with the government’s policy focus on industrial expansion, export promotion, and faster economic growth, as authorities continue to incentivize capital investment and modernization.

According to official data available with APP, total imports of the machinery group during July–March of fiscal year 2025–26 stood at $7.866 billion, compared with $7.133 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The data showed that imports of agricultural machinery and implements rose 18.69%, increasing from $86.188 million to $102.293 million, a trend expected to support farm mechanization and improve agricultural productivity.

Similarly, textile machinery imports surged 20.94%, from $371.773 million to $449.609 million, aiding modernization in Pakistan’s key export-oriented textile sector and enabling adoption of advanced production technologies.

Power-generating machinery imports increased 16.

20%, from $544.188 million to $632.353 million, reflecting continued investment in energy infrastructure to ensure a more reliable electricity supply for industry and households.

A sharp increase was recorded in construction and mining machinery imports, which jumped 72.62%, from $102.904 million to $177.636 million, indicating strong momentum in infrastructure development and construction activity nationwide.

Likewise, imports of office machinery, including data-processing equipment, rose 38.86%, from $375.168 million to $520.972 million, underscoring the accelerating pace of digitalization and automation in both the public and private sectors.

Imports of other apparatus grew 25.96% to $541.071 million from $429.574 million, while other machinery imports increased 26%, from $1.605 billion to $2.022 billion during the period under review. Telecom sector imports rose 27.32%, from $1.559 billion to $1.985 billion, while mobile phone imports increased 27.84%, from $1.129 billion to $1.444 billion.

However, imports of electrical machinery and apparatus declined 20.60%, falling from $2.146 billion to $1.739 billion.

Economists link the sustained growth in machinery imports to improved investor confidence and policy continuity, particularly the government’s emphasis on industrial facilitation, technological upgrading, and long-term, sustainable economic development.

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