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Pakistan Import Trends 2007-2013

The document summarizes data on the major sources of imports for Pakistan from 2007-2008 to 2012-2013. It shows that Saudi Arabia had the largest share of Pakistan's imports over this period, averaging around 10.9%, though its share has declined slightly. The shares of other top partners like the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Kuwait have also generally decreased, except for Kuwait which increased its share by 1.2%. The table and accompanying analysis present the changing percentage shares of Pakistan's main trading partners for imports over several years.

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Pakistan Import Trends 2007-2013

The document summarizes data on the major sources of imports for Pakistan from 2007-2008 to 2012-2013. It shows that Saudi Arabia had the largest share of Pakistan's imports over this period, averaging around 10.9%, though its share has declined slightly. The shares of other top partners like the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Kuwait have also generally decreased, except for Kuwait which increased its share by 1.2%. The table and accompanying analysis present the changing percentage shares of Pakistan's main trading partners for imports over several years.

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PART 1: CRITICAL REVIEW

There is nothing to criticize about the summary of the table under consideration because it briefly describes
the declining trend in percentage share of imports in Pakistan.

Table 8.6: Major sources of Imports (Percentage share)


Country

2007-08

200809

200910

201011

201112

Jul-March

Jul-March

U.S.A

6.1

5.4

4.6

4.5

3.3

2011-12

2012-13

3.3

U.K

1.9

2.6

1.7

1.6

3.6

1.2

1.3

1.7

Germany

3.2

3.8

3.4

Japan

4.6

3.6

4.4

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.1

4.3

4.2

4.4

Kuwait

7.5

6.6

Saudi Arabia

13.4

12.3

6.9

8.2

8.9

8.4

8.7

9.7

11.3

11.2

10.6

7.7

Sub-total

36.7

Other countries

63.3

34.3

30.7

32

31.5

30.3

28.6

65.7

69.3

68

69.7

71.4

PART 2: SUMMARY OF THE TABLE


The table below demonstrates the percentage share of Pakistans major import markets between the years 2007-08
and 2012-13. Pakistans primary import partners comprise Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, U.S.A, Japan, Germany and U.K.
Saudi Arabia had the largest share in Pakistans imports in 2007-08. The shares of U.S.A, U.K, Germany, Japan and
Saudi Arabia have dropped from 6.1, 1.9, 3.2, 4.6, 7.5 and 13.4 to 3.6, 1.7, 2.5, 4.4 and 7.7 respectively between 200708 and 2012-13 while the share of Kuwait has improved by 1.2 percent in 2012-13. Their average percentage shares
are 4.4, 1.7, 2.89, 4.23, 7.89 and 10.89 respectively.

Years

U.S.A

U.K

Germany

Japan

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Other

2007-08

6.1

1.9

3.2

4.6

7.5

13.4

63.3

2008-09

5.4

2.6

3.8

3.6

6.6

12.3

65.7

2009-10

4.6

1.7

3.4

4.4

6.9

9.7

69.3

2010-11

4.5

1.6

2.3

4.1

8.2

11.3

68

2011-12

3.3

1.2

2.5

4.3

8.9

11.2

2011-12 (JulMarch)
2012-13 (JulMarch)
Average
Percentages
Round off
values

3.3

1.3

2.5

4.2

8.4

10.6

69.7

3.6

1.7

2.5

4.4

8.7

7.7

71.4

4.4

1.7

2.88571

4.23

7.886

10.8857143

67.9

10.89

68

2.89

7.89

PART 3: PRESENTATION OF THE TABLE

80

70

PERCENTAGE SHARES IN IMPORTS

60

50

U.S.A
U.K

40

Germany
Japan

30

Kuwait
Saudi
Arabia

20

10

0
2007-08

2008-09

2009-10
YEARS

2010-11

2011-12

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