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      <title>Pakistan’s trade deficit widens, statistics bureau releases report</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakistan’s trade deficit has expanded further, with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reporting a $2.29 billion deficit in February 2025.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The country’s exports stood at $2.43 billion for the month, while the total trade deficit for the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July-February) reached $15.78 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The latest data shows a rise in the trade deficit compared to the previous year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the same period in the last fiscal year, the trade gap was $14.80 billion, indicating a notable increase.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, read this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The PBS report further revealed that Pakistan’s total exports from July to February amounted to $22.02 billion, compared to $20.35 billion in the corresponding period last year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Imports also grew by 7.40% in the first eight months, while exports saw an 8.17% increase during the same timeframe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, on a month-on-month basis, exports in February 2025 dropped by 17.35% compared to January and were also 5.57% lower than from February 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pakistan’s trade deficit has expanded further, with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reporting a $2.29 billion deficit in February 2025.</strong></p>
<p>The country’s exports stood at $2.43 billion for the month, while the total trade deficit for the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July-February) reached $15.78 billion.</p>
<p>The latest data shows a rise in the trade deficit compared to the previous year.</p>
<p>During the same period in the last fiscal year, the trade gap was $14.80 billion, indicating a notable increase.</p>
<p><strong>Also, read this</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30300169/trade-deficit-narrows-by-2142-as-exports-increase-to-7125-billion-in-q1">Trade deficit narrows by 21.42% as exports increase to $7.125 billion in Q1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30283047/">Trade deficit widens 70% to $35b in first nine months of fiscal year 2020-21 </a></p>
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30294084/coalition-govt-saved-pakistan-from-default-at-cost-of-political-capital-miftah">Coalition govt saved Pakistan from default at cost of political capital: Miftah</a></p>
<p>The PBS report further revealed that Pakistan’s total exports from July to February amounted to $22.02 billion, compared to $20.35 billion in the corresponding period last year.</p>
<p>Imports also grew by 7.40% in the first eight months, while exports saw an 8.17% increase during the same timeframe.</p>
<p>However, on a month-on-month basis, exports in February 2025 dropped by 17.35% compared to January and were also 5.57% lower than from February 2024.</p>
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