Pakistan's cement exports rose by 3.40% in the first half of FY2025-26 to $173.169m, even as export volumes declined and December figures revealed sharp year-on-year volatility.

Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics show that cement shipments during July-December 2025-26 were valued at $173.169m, compared with $167.472m in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

In physical terms, however, outbound volumes fell by 5.84%. Exports decreased from 4,691,454 metric tonnes last year to 4,417,399 metric tonnes in the current half-year. The divergence between value and volume suggests changes in pricing or product mix during the period under review.

Monthly data underscore uneven momentum. In December 2025, cement exports dropped 30.92% year-on-year, falling to $22.035m from $31.898m in December 2024.

Yet on a month-on-month basis, December recorded a rebound. Export earnings increased 32.61% compared with $16.617m in November 2025.

The figures point to moderate growth in overall cement export revenue during the first half of the fiscal year, offset by declining quantities and pronounced fluctuations in monthly performance.