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Pakistan's current account deficit stretches to $1.4 billion in May
A decline in remittances and exports on account of Eid holidays contributed to this rise

Karachi: Pakistan’s current account deficit expanded to $1.4 billion in May 2022 in the wake of a decline in remittances and exports on account of the Eidul Fitr holidays.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the current account deficit of the country has risen to $1.4 billion in May 2022 compared to a deficit of $640 million in the same month of last year.
Taking to its official Twitter account, the bank noted that the change has taken place largely due to a decline in remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis despite a reduction in overall imports.
1/2 The current account deficit (CAD) rose to $1.4bn in May. While overall imports fell compared to April, a decline in remittances and exports on account of Eid holidays contributed to this rise. pic.twitter.com/pZcZpcZ1op
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) June 28, 2022
“Excluding in-kind imports that are fully financed and thus do not undermine the sustainability of the current account deficit, it was modest at $1 billion,” the SBP wrote.
Meanwhile, cumulatively, during the eleven-month period of the ongoing fiscal year (July-May of FY22), the current account deficit stood at $15.2 billion compared to a deficit of only $1.183 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year (FY21), showed SBP data.
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