Sep 2

Pakistan trade deficit narrows by 17% in 2MFY23

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit fell by 17.13 per cent during first two months (July – August) 2022/2023 2MFY23, owing to fall in import bill, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The statistics revealed that the trade deficit for the period July – August 2022/2023 was at $6.27 billion as compared […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows by 18% in July 2022

Aug 3

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Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows by 18% in July 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 18 per cent in the month of July 2022, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday. The contraction in trade deficit may be attributed to decline in import bill. The import bill of the country fell by 13 per cent to $4.86 billion in […]

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Pakistan’s import bill records over $80 bn in 2021/2022

Jul 5

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Pakistan’s import bill records over $80 bn in 2021/2022

KARACHI: The total import bill of Pakistan has crossed a record $80 billion mark, showing 42 per cent increase during fiscal year 2021/2022, according to official data released on Tuesday. The total import bill of the country increased to $80.02 billion during fiscal year 2021/2022 as compared with $58.38 billion in the preceding fiscal year, […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit balloons $43.33 bn in 11 months

Jun 2

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Pakistan’s trade deficit balloons $43.33 bn in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit ballooned to $43.33 billion during first 11 months (July – May) of fiscal year 2021/2022 owing to massive rise in import bill during the same period. According to trade data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday, the trade deficit widened by 58 per cent to $43.334 billion during […]

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Pakistan’s imports hit record high at $65.47 bn in 10 months

May 7

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Pakistan’s imports hit record high at $65.47 bn in 10 months

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 […]

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Pakistan’s March trade deficit widens by only 5.5%

Apr 4

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Pakistan’s March trade deficit widens by only 5.5%

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit in the month of March 2022 increased by only 5.5 per cent due to higher growth of exports during the month. According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday, the exports recorded a growth of 16 per cent to $2.74 billion in March 2022 as compared with […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens to $32 billion in 8MFY22

Mar 2

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens to $32 billion in 8MFY22

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened to around $32 billion in first eight months (July – February) 2021/2022 8MFY22, according to official data released on Wednesday. The trade deficit widened by 82.26 per cent during the period under review as compared with the deficit of $17.53 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 92% in seven months

Feb 2

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 92% in seven months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened by 92 per cent during first seven months (July – January) of fiscal year 2021/2022, official statistics revealed on Wednesday. The trade deficit ballooned to $28.8 billion during the first seven months of the current fiscal year as compared with $15 billion in the corresponding months of the last […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit swells by 100% in 1HFY22

Jan 2

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Pakistan’s trade deficit swells by 100% in 1HFY22

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has doubled to $24.8 billion during first half (July – December) of 2021/2022 1HFY22. The trade deficit was $12.36 billion in the same half of the last fiscal year. The import bill of the country surged by 63 per cent to $40 billion during the first half of the current fiscal […]

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 112% to $20.59 billion

Dec 2

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Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 112% to $20.59 billion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit ballooned by 112 per cent to $20.59 billion during the first five months (July – November) of the current fiscal year 2021/2022, according to official data released on Thursday. The trade deficit was at $9.72 billion in the same months of the last fiscal year, revealed by the data released by […]

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