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title: "Pakistan’s trade deficit increases in August 2026"
description: "Most outlets reported a widening trade deficit for Pakistan in August 2026, with BOL News leading with the overall deficit of $3.31 billion and noting the faster growth of imports compared to exports. A few also highlighted the deficit specifically with China, with 24 News HD and The Nation reporting a 41% increase in the deficit with China, though the exact figures were not fully provided in the excerpts."
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# Pakistan’s trade deficit increases in August 2026

business · updated 21 Sep 2026, 3:38 AM PKT · 19–21 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments

## How it developed

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### 20 Sep 2026 — Pakistan’s trade deficit increases in August 2026 (3 outlets)

> Most outlets reported a widening trade deficit for Pakistan in August 2026, with BOL News leading with the overall deficit of $3.31 billion and noting the faster growth of imports compared to exports. A few also highlighted the deficit specifically with China, with 24 News HD and The Nation reporting a 41% increase in the deficit with China, though the exact figures were not fully provided in the excerpts.

- **The Nation** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit with China widens by 41pc in two months](https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Sep-2026/pakistan-s-trade-deficit-china-widens-41pc-two-months) · 21 Sep 2026, 3:38 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s trade deficit with China widened by 41 percent to $3.
- **24 News HD** — [Pak-China trade deficit hits $3.77 billion](https://www.24newshd.tv/20-Sep-2026/pak-china-trade-deficit-hits-dollar-3-77-billion) · 20 Sep 2026, 9:57 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit with China rose 41% to $3.
- **BOL News** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit widens to $3.31 billion in August](https://www.bolnews.com/business/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-to-331-billion-in-august) · 20 Sep 2026, 5:27 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan’s trade deficit increased to $3.306 billion in August 2026 as imports grew at more than twice the rate of exports compared with the same month last year, according to provisional data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

### 19 Sep 2026 — Pakistan’s trade deficit widens to $3.31 billion in August, reaches $7.25 billion in two months (1 outlet)

- **Profit** — [Pakistan’s trade deficit widens to $3.31 billion in August, reaches $7.25 billion in two months](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/19/pakistans-trade-deficit-widens-to-dollar331-billion-in-august-reaches-dollar725-billion-in-two-months) · 19 Sep 2026, 7:00 AM PKT
  > Exports rise 5.22% YoY to $2.54 billion while imports jump 10.59% to $5.85 billion

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5 articles from 4 outlets, 19–21 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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