Cement Prices suddenly increased across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Cement prices in the North region have increased. According to Topline Securities, rates have jumped by Rs. 30–50/bag.

This comes after cement exports declined by over 20 percent in December 2025. Exports from the south declined by 7.14 percent to 621,685 tons in December 2025, from 669,461 tons during the same month last year.

There were no exports from north-based mills during December 2025, ProPakistani reported earlier this month.

Meanwhile, exports from the north declined by 18.53 percent to 808,506 tons during July to December 2025, compared with 992,413 tons exported during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the average retail price of cement per sack in northern cities last week was recorded at Rs 1381, which is 0.44 percent more than the previous week. At the end of the previous week, the price of cement per sack was Rs 1375.

The average retail price of cement per sack in southern cities was recorded at Rs 1449, which is 0.07 percent more than the previous week. The retail price was recorded at Rs 1448.

During the past week, the average retail price of cement per sack in Islamabad was Rs 1377, Rawalpindi Rs 1370, Gujranwala Rs 1400, Sialkot Rs 1360, Lahore Rs 1447, Faisalabad Rs 1400, Sargodha Rs 1403, Multan Rs 1392, Bahawalpur Rs 1393, Peshawar Rs 1353 and Bannu Rs 1300.

The average retail price of cement per sack in Karachi was Rs 1389, Hyderabad Rs 1435, Sukkur Rs 1530, Larkana Rs 1407, Quetta Rs 1490 and Khuzdar Rs 1443.