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title: "Pakistan’s trade deficit rises to $7.1 billion in first two months of FY27"
description: "Most outlets reported the 18% year-on-year increase in Pakistan’s trade deficit, citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, with figures ranging from $7.1 billion to $7.12 billion. Several also noted the widening gap was driven by faster import growth compared to exports. A few, like *Profit*, added context that the monthly deficit gap narrowed in August compared to July, though both months remained higher than the same period in the previous year. The framing was largely consistent, with most headlines using terms like “soars,” “widens,” or “rises,” while *Dawn* used the word “alarmingly” to describe the increase."
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# Pakistan’s trade deficit rises to $7.1 billion in first two months of FY27

business · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 10 articles from 8 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the 18% year-on-year increase in Pakistan’s trade deficit, citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, and noted the deficit reaching between $7.1 and $7.12 billion during July and August of FY27. Daily Times and 24 News HD provided slightly more specific percentage figures (18.11%), while Profit added context about the monthly gap narrowing in August compared to July but still rising year-on-year.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 4 Sep 2026 — Trade deficit up 10.4pc (1 outlet)

- **Minute Mirror** — [Trade deficit up 10.4pc](https://minutemirror.com.pk/trade-deficit-up-10-4pc-624627/) · 4 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM PKT
  > Pakistan’s goods trade deficit rose by 10.4 per cent in August 2026 from the same month a year ago, as imports increased at more than double the rate of exports, official data showed.

### 3 Sep 2026 — Pakistan’s trade deficit rises to $7.1 billion in first two months of FY27 (7 outlets)

> Most outlets reported the 18% year-on-year increase in Pakistan’s trade deficit, citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, with figures ranging from $7.1 billion to $7.12 billion. Several also noted the widening gap was driven by faster import growth compared to exports. A few, like *Profit*, added context that the monthly deficit gap narrowed in August compared to July, though both months remained higher than the same period in the previous year. The framing was largely consistent, with most headlines using terms like “soars,” “widens,” or “rises,” while *Dawn* used the word “alarmingly” to describe the increase.

- **Dunya News** — [Pakistan's trade deficit rises 18pc to $7.1bn in two months](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/971266-pakistans-trade-deficit-rises-18pc-to-71bn-in-two-months) · 4 Sep 2026, 9:05 AM PKT
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit rose 18% to $7.1bn in the first two months of the fiscal year as imports grew nearly twice as fast as exports, increasing pressure on the external sector.
- **Daily Times** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 18% in 2MFY27](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547787/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-18-in-2mfy27/) · 4 Sep 2026, 8:31 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 18.1% year-on-year to $7.12 billion during the first two months (July-August) of fiscal year 2026-27, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday. According to the data, the trade gap stood at $6.03 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The increase […]
- **Dawn** — [Trade gap swells 18pc to $7.1bn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027328/trade-gap-swells-18pc-to-71bn) · 4 Sep 2026, 7:03 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: The trade gap widened alarmingly by over 18 per cent in the first two months of 2026-27, reflecting the increasing pressure of a surging import bill. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data, issu­­ed on Thursday, showed that the trade deficit for July-August FY27 swelled to $7.1 billion as imports grew more sharply than exports. The trade gap stood at $6.03bn in 2MFY26. The trend ...
- **Business Recorder** — [Jul-Aug trade deficit swells 18.11pc YoY](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437872/jul-aug-trade-deficit-swells-1811pc-yoy) · 4 Sep 2026, 5:39 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit increased by 18.11 percent during the first two months (July to August) of the current fiscal year 2026-27, rising from around USD6.025 billion in the same period of last fiscal year to USD7.116 billion, according to a summary of merchandise trade statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday. The country’s total imports reached U...
- **Profit** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit grows 18.1% to $7.12bn in Jul-Aug](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/03/pakistans-trade-deficit-grows-181percent-to-dollar712bn-in-jul-aug) · 3 Sep 2026, 9:46 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > August gap narrows from July but remains 10.4% higher year-on-year as imports continue to grow faster than exports
- **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan Trade Deficit Worsens After 2 Months](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/03/pakistan-trade-deficit-worsens-after-2-months/) · 3 Sep 2026, 4:32 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $7.1 billion during the first two months of FY27 as… Read More
- **24 News HD** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit soars by 18.11% to $7.11 billion](https://www.24newshd.tv/03-Sep-2026/pakistan-s-trade-deficit-soars-18-11-percent-dollar-7-11-billion) · 3 Sep 2026, 3:41 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit has soared by 18.

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