KARACHI -(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's trade deficit in December widened by 53% to $1.326 billion, as the country's imports rose more than exports.
December imports rose by 36.8% to $2.907 billion, while exports rose by 26% to $1.581 billion.
The trade deficit in the July to December period, first six months of the current fiscal year, amounted to $6.8 billion compared with $9.642 billion a year earlier, a statement posted on the Federal Bureau of Statistics web site said.
Imports in the July to December period fell 16% to $15.994 billion, and exports fell 3% to $9.190 billion, the statement said.
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