(@FahadShabbir)ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Sep, 2025) The imports of the overall machinery group experienced a substantial increase of 22.56 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year (July-August 2025-26) compared to the corresponding period of FY 2024-25. Increased machinery imports would help boost productivity and drive technological innovation across key sectors, fostering economic growth and accelerating infrastructure development. The total imports of the machinery group during the two months of the FY 2025-26 stood at $1.708 billion against the imports of $1.393 billion of the corresponding period of the last year, according to official data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The import of agriculture sector machinery and equipment surged by 66.71 percent from $17.638 million to $29. However, during the period under review, the import of electrical machinery and apparatus witnessed a decline of 15.03 percent from $ 607.918 million to $516.557 million.