Pakistan's Sept trade deficit narrows to $897 mln
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's trade deficit narrowed to $897 million in September compared with $2.03 billion in September last year, the Federal Bureau of Statistics said.
The deficit was $1.04 billion in August.
Exports stood at $1.52 billion in September, against $1.77 billion in the same month last year. Imports were worth $2.41 billion in September compared with $3.80 billion in the same month last year, the bureau said on its web site.
The trade deficit in the 2008/09 (July-June) fiscal year narrowed to $17.04 billion compared with $20.91 billion in the 2007/08 fiscal year. (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here) (Reporting by Augustine Anthony; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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