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Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens 13.5% YoY in November
Pakistan trade deficit widened to PKR 261 billion in November of 2016 compared to PKR 230 billion a year ago. Exports rose 5.6 percent to PKR 184.5 billion and imports went up at a faster 10.1 percent to PKR 445.5 billion. In October 2016, trade deficit came in PKR 239.1 billion.
Published on 2016-12-13

Pakistan Trade Gap Widens 21.6% YoY in July
Pakistan trade deficit increased to PKR 217.6 billion in July of 2016 from PKR 178.98 billion a year ago. Exports fell 4.1 percent to PKR 155 billion, hitting the lowest level since November 2011. In contrast, imports rose 9.4 percent to PKR 372.5 billion.
Published on 2016-08-10

Pakistan Trade Gap Widens to Record High in June
Pakistan trade deficit increased by 13 percent year-on-year to a record PKR 294.5 PKR billion in June of 2016. Exports fell 6.2 percent to PKR 172.7 billion while imports rose 5.0 percent to PKR 467 billion. For the 2015/2016 fiscal year trade gap widened 11 percent to PKR 2498 billion, as exports declined 10 percent while imports edged up 0.5 percent.
Published on 2016-07-15

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens to Record High
Pakistan trade gap increased to PKR 227.6 billion in June of 2014, compared with PKR 153.6 billion in the previous month, due to a surge in imports. It is the highest deficit on record.
Published on 2014-07-29

Pakistan Trade Deficit Shrinks in May
Pakistan trade gap edged down to PKR 153.6 billion in May of 2014 compared with PKR 209.8 billion in the previous month, as exports increased and imports declined.
Published on 2014-06-18

Pakistan Trade Deficit Nearly Doubled in April
Pakistan trade gap widened to PKR 209.7 billion in April of 2014 from PKR 139.1 billion in March of 2014, as exports fell sharply.
Published on 2014-05-23

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows for Second Straight Month
Pakistan trade gap decreased to PKR 139.2 billion in March of 2014, down from PKR 150.5 billion in February and PKR 152.344 billion in the same month last year, mainly due to lower imports.
Published on 2014-05-02

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows in February
Trade deficit in Pakistan decreased in February of 2014 to PKR -150 billion from PKR -151 billion a year earlier and PKR -218 billion in January of 2014. On a monthly basis, exports rose by PKR 10 billion and imports dropped by PKR 57 billion.
Published on 2014-03-24

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows in December on Higher Rice Sales
In December of 2013, Pakistan trade deficit decreased 30.73 over a month earlier to PKR 137.56 billion. Compared with the same month last year, the trade deficit narrowed 16.9 percent mainly due to a drop in imports and a surge in rice sales.
Published on 2014-01-21

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows 11% in October Over a Year Earlier
In October of 2013, Pakistan trade deficit narrowed to PKR 150 billion, from PKR 169.3 billion a year earlier. On a monthly basis, the trade deficit increased from PKR 123.3 billion, as exports shrank at a faster pace than exports.
Published on 2013-12-20

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows in August
In August of 2013, Pakistan trade balance amounted to a PKR 162.24 billion deficit. Higher rice and oil exports allowed the trade deficit to narrow 6.1 percent over the previous month and 3.5 percent over a year earlier.
Published on 2013-09-23

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens in July On Rising Gold Imports
In July of 2013, Pakistan trade deficit increased to 172.8 billion PKR, from 153 billion PKR in the same month last year, due to higher imports of gold, construction and mining machinery.
Published on 2013-08-22

Pakistan Trade Deficit Narrows in June On Rising Exports
In June if 2013, Pakistan trade deficit decreased to 171.7 billion PKR, from 213.5 billion in May and 173.3 billion PKR in the same month last year. Exports increased at a faster pace than imports on the back of higher sugar, rice and cotton demand.
Published on 2013-08-01

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens in May
Pakistan´s trade deficit increased 22 percent to 213,553 million Rupees in May as 2.2 percent rise in exports was not sufficient to offset 11.3 percent surge in imports.
Published on 2013-06-12

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens In April
In April, Pakistan trade deficit widened 14.79 percent to 174,836 million Rupees from the 152,311 million Rupees registered in the previous month, as imports increased more than exports.
Published on 2013-05-14

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens In March
In March, Pakistan trade deficit widened 42.98 percent to 216,831 million Rupees from the 151,648 million Rupees registered in the previous month, as imports increased more than exports.
Published on 2013-04-12

PAKISTAN TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS IN FEBRUARY
In February, Pakistan trade deficit narrowed 10.6 percent to 151,648 million Rupees from the 169,621 million Rupees registered in the previous month, as imports declined more than exports.
Published on 2013-03-13

Pakistan Trade Deficit Widens in January
Pakistan has registered a trade deficit of 169.6bn Rupees in January, compared to 165.5bn Rupees in the previous month.
Published on 2013-02-15

Pakistan Trade Deficit Worsens in December
Pakistan has registered a trade deficit of 165.5bn Rupees in December, compared to 164.2bn Rupees in the previous month
Published on 2013-01-25