{
  "id": 5848574,
  "title": "Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 18% in 2MFY27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-18-in-2mfy27",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-05T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/252255/business/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-18-in-2mfy27"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 18.1% year-on-year to $7.12 billion during the first two months of the fiscal year 2026-27, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The increase was primarily driven by a faster growth in imports, which rose 13% year-on-year to $12.58 billion, compared to $11.13 billion in the same period last year. Meanwhile, exports increased 7% year-on-year to $5.46 billion from $5.10 billion. Despite a monthly contraction in August 2026, with the trade deficit narrowing 19.7% to $3.17 billion from $3.95 billion in July, the overall deficit remains a concern for Pakistan's external account position.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}