Petroleum products imports up 11.6% as POL bill hits $4.02bn
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics figures put July–September petroleum group imports at $4.02 billion, with crude and LPG up sharply while LNG purchases fell.
Petroleum group imports rose 6.50% to $4,020.371 million in July–September FY2026-27 from $3,775.034 million a year earlier, PBS said.
Crude imports rose 23.10% to $1,758.192 million; petroleum products rose 11.58% to $1,557.223 million; LPG rose 21.83% to $286.559 million.
LNG imports fell 41.56% to $418.337 million from $715.793 million.
In September 2026 alone, petroleum group imports were $1,269.585 million, up 2.70% year-on-year but down 13.87% from August.