Monday, February 9, 2009

Pakistan's Jan trade gap narrows to $1.17 bln: Reuters

KARACHI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's trade deficit narrowed to $1.17 billion in January from $2.05 billion in January 2008, but rose from a deficit of $815.92 million in December, the Federal Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

The deficit in the seven months from July through January of the 2008/09 fiscal year widened to $10.7 billion as compared with $10.4 billion in the corresponding period last year, the data showed.

Exports stood at $1.36 billion in January as compared with $1.31 billion in December and they fell 7.1 percent against January 2007.

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