Commodity Groups

Retrieve Pakistan's trade data organized by commodity groups, including imports by country and exports by commodity classifications, enabling detailed supply chain analysis.

GET/3.0/economy/trade-grp

Description

This endpoint retrieves trade data disaggregated by commodity and product groups, showing which commodities Pakistan imports (by source country) and which it exports (by product category). This includes major commodity classifications such as textiles, machinery, chemicals, minerals, agricultural products, and others. Understanding commodity-level trade patterns is crucial for supply chain management, import dependence assessment, export competitiveness analysis, tariff negotiations, and sectoral economic assessment. Data is sourced from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Request

Authentication

• Type: Bearer Token
• Required: Yes

Parameters

This endpoint does not accept any query parameters.

Response

Success Response (200)

{
  "status": "ok",
  "message": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "period": "Nov 2025",
      "imports": {
        "petroleum_group": 1245632.50,
        "agri_group": 98765.30,
        "mahinery_group": 2156789.45,
        "food_group": 456234.20,
        "textile_group": 789456.75,
        "metal_group": 567890.10,
        "transport_group": 234567.89,
        "misc_group": 123456.40,
        "others": 98765.25
      },
      "exports": {
        "textile_group": 456789.50,
        "food_group": 345678.90,
        "other_manufacture": 234567.30,
        "petroleum_group": 123456.75,
        "others": 98765.40
      }
    },
    {
      "period": "Oct 2025",
      "imports": {
        "petroleum_group": 1198765.30,
        "agri_group": 87654.20,
        "mahinery_group": 2089567.30,
        "food_group": 412345.60,
        "textile_group": 756789.45,
        "metal_group": 534567.80,
        "transport_group": 198765.43,
        "misc_group": 112345.90,
        "others": 87654.10
      },
      "exports": {
        "textile_group": 398765.20,
        "food_group": 312345.60,
        "other_manufacture": 198765.80,
        "petroleum_group": 105432.40,
        "others": 76543.25
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
period	string	Period identifier (e.g., "Nov 2025")
imports	object	Object containing import values by commodity group (see below)
exports	object	Object containing export values by commodity group (see below)

Import Commodity Groups

Field	Type	Description
petroleum_group	number	Petroleum group imports (US$)
agri_group	number	Agriculture & other chemical imports (US$)
mahinery_group	number	Machinery group imports (US$)
food_group	number	Food group imports (US$)
textile_group	number	Textile group imports (US$)
metal_group	number	Metal group imports (US$)
transport_group	number	Transport group imports (US$)
misc_group	number	Miscellaneous group imports (US$)
all_others	number	All other imports (US$)

Export Commodity Groups

Field	Type	Description
textile_group	number	Textile group exports (US$)
food_group	number	Food group exports (US$)
other_manufacture	number	Other manufacture exports (US$)
petroleum_group	number	Petroleum group exports (US$)
all_others	number	All other exports (US$)

Error Responses

For detailed Common Error responses, see the Error Handling.

Examples

Get Latest Commodity Trade Data

curl -X GET "https://csapis.com/3.0/economy/trade-grp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Use Cases## Use Cases

• Supply Chain Analysis: Track import sources by commodity type
• Export Strategy: Monitor export performance by product category
• Tariff Planning: Analyze commodity-wise trade for tariff negotiations
• Sector Analysis: Understand specific industry trade patterns
• Market Diversification: Identify geographic concentration in imports/exports
• Industrial Policy: Assess sectoral trade competitiveness