Top Pakistani Exports & Imports
Most Popular Products Traded Between Pakistan & America
Sep 13, 2007
With a population of some 165 million, Pakistan exported US$3.7 billion worth of merchandise to the United States in 2006, up 12.9% from 2005 and up 59.4% since 2002.
Pakistani imports from the U.S. rose 59% to $2 billion in 2006, up 187% since 2002.
In terms of the merchandise flow between the two countries, America’s trade deficit with Pakistan was $1.7 billion in 2006, up 4.5% from 2002. The U.S. trade deficit with Pakistan decreased 16% in 2006 – down from the 88.6% deficit increase in 2005 from the year earlier.
Pakistani Exports to U.S.
Of the $3.7 billion in American imports from Pakistan in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.
- Cotton apparel & household furnishings …US$2.6 billion (70.6% of Pakistani to U.S. exports, up 18.6% from 2005)
- Cotton cloth & fabrics (threads, cordage) … $351 million (9.6%, down 5.6%)
- Other textiles apparel & household furnishings … $138.3 million (3.8%, down 11.6%)
- Textile floor coverings including rugs … $122.1 million (3.3%, down 2.1%)
- Non-textile apparel & household furnishings … $81.4 million (2.2%, up 7.2%)
- Sporting & camping apparel, footwear & gear … $61.2 million (1.7%, up 4.7%)
- Other scientific, medical & hospital equipment … $37.9 million (1%, up 10.4%)
- Toys, bicycles and other sporting goods … $34.4 million (0.9%, up 16.5%)
- Synthetic cloth & fabrics (threads, cordage) … $23.7 million (0.6%, down 39.1%)
- Cookware, cutlery, house & garden wares including tools … $21.4 million (0.6%, up 10.2%).
Fastest-Growing Pakistani Exports to U.S.
Below are American imports from Pakistan in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.
- Industrial organic chemicals … US$13.6 million (up 339,100% from 2005)
- Bakery & confectionary products … $5.3 million (up 197%)
- Miscellaneous items (e.g. tobacco, waxes, non-food oils) … $18.8 million (up 119%)
- Other automotive parts & accessories … $2.8 million (up 115%)
- Fruits & preparations (e.g. frozen juices) … $4.4 million (up 104%).
Pakistani Imports from U.S.
Of the $2 billion in American exports to Pakistan in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.
- Civilian aircraft (complete) …US$753.1 million (37.9% of Pakistani to U.S. exports, up 1,739% from 2005)
- Generators & accessories … $132.3 million (6.6%, up 135.7%)
- Cotton … $117 million (5.9%, down 20.6%)
- Computer accessories … $308.4 million (4.5%, up 7.2%)
- Chemical fertilizers … $87.3 million (4.4%, down 51.6%)
- Telecommunications equipment … $64.1 million (3.2%, down 24.6%)
- Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns & ammunition … $61.7 million (3.1%, up 150,368%)
- Civil aircraft (parts) … $53.2 million (2.7%, up 5.5%)
- Military parts … $43 million (2.2%, up 27.3%)
- Engines & turbines for military aircraft … $40.9 million (2.1%, up 2,186.4%).
Fastest-Growing Pakistani Imports from U.S.
Below are American exports to Pakistan in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.
- Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns & ammunition … US $61.7 million (up 150,368% from 2005)
- Engines & turbines for military aircraft … $40.9 million (up 2,186.4%)
- Civilian aircraft (complete) … $753.1 million (up 1,739%)
- Sports apparel & gear … $3.4 million (up 917%)
- Cotton fiber cloth … $2.5 million (up 872%).
Sources
This analysis is based on latest statistics from the US Census Bureau - Foreign Trade Statistics and CIA World Factbook as of the date of article publication.
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