Current account deficit shrinks 78pc to $2.966 billion in FY20

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Current account deficit shrinks 78pc to $2.966 billion in FY20

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The current account deficit also witnessed a record fall of 90.2pc and 72pc in June this year.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Current Account Deficit of the country contracted by 78 percent to $2.966 billion in fiscal year 2019-20 (Jul-Jun) compared to $13.434 billion in same period of the preceding year (2018-19).

On monthly and yearly basis, the current account deficit also witnessed a record fall of 90.2 percent and 72 percent in June this year when compared to the current deficit in June 2019 and May 2020.

According to data released by the current account deficit in June, 2020 declined to $96 million from $344 million in May 2020 and $981 million in June 2019.

The current account balance without official transfers also declined to $3.433 billion in Fiscal year 2019-20 compared to $14,17 billion in the year 2018-29.

Further the data added that balance of trade in the country decreased to $19.9 billion in the year 2019-20 from $27.6 billion in the preceding year.

Similarly balance of trade in goods and services declined from $32.58 billion in the year 2018-29 to $22.749 billion in fiscal year 2019-20.


 
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Competent

Minister (2k+ posts)
its just a 10 line press release with no name and source and printed as per "demand quote" ?
If you dont trust the Paki news then check the international economic updates on Pakistan that is showing as stable in PTI govt. whereas it was negative before PTI govt.
 

miafridi

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Shut down all the imports and deficit will end only in one month.

Exports and imports make up for a significant amount of jobs in any country, along with the fact that part of imports(like the Oil, Gas and other fuels etc) are important to run the basic wheel of affairs of any country. So bringing the CAD down to a manageable level with minimum damage to the economy is really commendable, Because unmanageable CAD can break your economy entirely as well.

You already saw that due to Lockdown(lesser imports/exports) the growth rate for countries around the world gone into the negative zone from positive 7 or 8 percent etc. This is what a sudden ban on all imports and exports can do to your economy, so it's not that simple as it seems.