ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has narrowed by 34.42 percent during first five months (July – November) of current fiscal year owing to improvement in exports, said Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment, on Sunday.
In a tweet message, he said that as a result of the same policies of the government, the increasing EXPORTS are contributing to improvement in our Balance of Payments position and stabilization of the economy.
The trade deficit reduced to $9.496 billion during July – November of current fiscal year as compared with the deficit of $14.479 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The country’s exports registered five percent growth during the period under review. The exports grew to $9.55 billion during first five months of the current fiscal year as compared with $9.11 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.
However, the import bill of the country sharply fell by 19.27 percent during the period. The import bill declined to $19.04 billion during July – November of the current fiscal year as compared with $23.59 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
