Current account deficit shrinks in July-April: Dawn

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit narrowed to $8.547 billion during the 10 months to April compared with $11.173 billion in the same period a year earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday.

Analysts said the main reason for the narrowing in the shortfall was lower global commodity prices.

For the month of April, the current account recorded a deficit of $457 million compared with a revised deficit of $243 million in March.

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