ISLAMABAD: In September of this year, Pakistan imported goods and services amounting to 4.77 billion dollars. The inter-bank data revealed that Pakistani exports of goods and services totaled 3.4 billion dollars, and workers’ remittances reached 2.2 billion dollars during the same period.
Foreign investment in September was reported at 173 million dollars, while the inflation rate saw a notable increase of 31.4 percent. Tax revenue for the month amounted to Rs834 billion.
Inter-bank data also indicates that the government’s debt stood at Rs64,000 billion as of September, while the banks’ deposits amounted to Rs26,273 billion during the same period.