03-11-2008, 05:55 AM
<b>US Dollars 12.4 Billion trade deficit in 8 months</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD - The new political government will have to face a challenging task in the form of <b>trade deficit that has already touched the alarming figures of US $ 12.4 billion,</b> just short of the annual estimated target, only during the first eight months of the current financial year 2007-08 and reflects a growth of 39 per cent over the same period of the last fiscal year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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