Food imports rise 8.12pc to $805.5m in July

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• Higher edible oil purchases drive growth

• Exports post modest increase after FY26 slump

ISLAMABAD: The first month of the new fiscal year (FY27) saw an 8.12 per cent rise in food imports from a year earlier, driven mainly by higher purchases of edible oil.

In contrast, exports of raw food items posted a modest increase of just over 2pc in July 2026, reversing the negative trend seen in the preceding fiscal year, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Food imports rise 8.12pc to $805.5m in July

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