ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s imports reached to record high at $65.49 billion during first 10 months (July – April) 2021/2022, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The import bill increased by 46.41 per cent to $65.47 billion during first 10 months of the current fiscal year as compared with $44.73 billion in the corresponding months of the current fiscal year.
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On the other hand, the exports of the country registered a growth of 25.46 per cent to $26.23 billion during the period under review as compared with $20.9 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The trade deficit sharply widened by 64.79 per cent to $39.26 billion during July – April 2021/2022 as compared with $23.83 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
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The exports of the country recorded an increase of 29.53 per cent to $2.87 billion in the month of April 2022 as compared with $2.22 billion in the same month of the last year.
The import bill in April 2022 recorded an increase of 26.19 per cent to $6.62 billion as compared with $5.42 billion in the same month last year.
The trade deficit ballooned by 23.74 per cent to $3.74 billion in April 2022 as compared with $3.02 billion in April 2021.
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Similarly, the exports recorded an increase of 3.27 per cent to $2.87 billion in April 2022 when compared with $2.78 billion in March 2022.
The import bill recorded an increase of 2.96 per cent to $6.62 billion in April 2022 as compared with $6.43 billion in the preceding month.
The trade deficit widened by 2.72 per cent to $3.74 billion in April 2022 when compared with $3.64 billion in March 2022.
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