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Trade deficit in May widens to $1.98bn
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan 's trade deficit widened to $1.98 billion in May from $1.62 billion a year earlier, the Federal Bu
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The trade deficit was $870 million in April.
Exports increased to $2.30 billion in May, from $1.73 billion a year ago, according to the FBS. Imports totalled $4.28 billion in May, up from $3.36 billion in May last year.
The country's trade deficit for the first 11 months of the 2010/11 (July-June) fiscal year was $14.10 billion, compared with a $13.97 billion deficit in the same period last year.
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