Trade Deficit widens by 30% to reach $ 9.1 Billion during July – September

MG News | October 11, 2017 at 06:19 PM GMT+05:00

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According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan's Exports during July to September rose by 11% to reach $5.17 billion. On the flip side, Pakistan's imports were nearly double of the exports during July to September rising by 22% to reach $14.2 billion.

Month Wise Trade - 2017 (USD Million)
Indicators	Sep, 2017	Aug, 2017	Jul, 2017	Jun, 2017	May, 2017	April, 2017
Trade Balance	-2,798.00	-3,086.00	-3,204.00	-2,622.00	-3,465.00	-3,193.00
Exports	1,675.00	1,866.00	1,631.00	1,912.00	1,627.00	1,805.00
Imports	4,473.00	4,952.00	4,835.00	4,534.00	5,092.00	4,998.00

Accoridng to the new data, Trade Deficit during July to September has widened by 29.7% to $9.1 billion.

During the month of September, Exports rose 8.9% to $1.6 billion whereas, Imports almost double to reach $4.4 billion; an increase of16.7%.

Trade deficit during the month of September widened by 22% to $2.79 billion

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