current account

Reaches $619m via economic engineering, slowdown in industrial output

Surplus signals external stability, but import controls impact industrial output

LSE report highlights urgent need for structural reforms, less dependency on imports, loans

Reaches $397m in Dec, as imports reduced to $4.09b, remittances reached $2.38b

SBP says CAD dropped 64% or $1.6b in first five months of FY24

Shows just $8m deficit, down 98% compared to last year

Deficit stands at $809m for July compared to surplus in past four months

Significant improvement from the CAD of $640 million recorded in April last year

Rise in remittances, fall in imports restrict the deficit to $623m in April

High deficit due to rebound in economic activity, rising global commodity prices