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Trade deficit recorded $1.78bn with 2pc rise in Sept

Trade deficit increased by four percent to $5.4 billion in the first quarter

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Trade deficit recorded $1.78bn with 2pc rise in Sept
Trade deficit recorded $1.78bn with 2pc rise in Sept

Karachi: The trade deficit was recorded at 1.78 billion dollars with an increase of 2 percent in September.

According to the Bureau of Statistics, domestic imports and exports increased by 2.2 percent in September, while the trade deficit increased by four percent to $5.4 billion in the first quarter.

According to the Institute of Statistics, the trade deficit from July to September this fiscal year was 5.44 billion dollars, which is a rise of 4.24 percent.

Statistics agency stated that July-September exports increased by 14.11 percent which was 7.780 billion dollars.

The imports witnessed a rise of 9.86 percent from July to September which was recorded at 13.31 million dollars.

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