'Current Account Deficit' Reduces In September
Muhammad Irfan Published October 21, 2021 | 12:10 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Oct, 2021 ) :The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said that the current account deficit has reduced to USD 1.13 billion In September from USD 1.47 billion in August.
According to the press release issued by Ministry Finance, as per SBP, the current account deficit has reduced to USD$1.13 billion In September from USD 1.47 billion in August.
Overall, the deficit in the first quarter reported at USD 3.4billion.
It is important to note that the surge in import bill is due to combination of few one-off imports, rising global commodities and energy prices.
Approximately, USD 400 million were spent on vaccines just in the month of September 2021 and overall one billion Dollars during the last quarter.
Therefore, adjustment with vaccines import, the current account deficit for the quarter has reduced to USD 2.4 billion.
Moreover, the sudden surge in import bill is function of abnormal surge in commodity prices.
Energy prices including oil, LNG or coal prices are following upward trend.
While, chemicals, steel and food prices are also on rise.
We expect supply bottlenecks of above-stated items will streamline in the months to follow. This will further reduce pressure on import bill.
On Export front, the trend is increasing on month-on-month basis to USD2.64 billion in September or 12.5%.
In the first quarter, exports recorded at USD 7 billion.
It is expected that exports will be close to USD 31 billion and USD 6-7 billions services exports in June ending 2022.
Similarly, remittances are right on track to mark USD 32 billion.
Remittances and exports of goods and services combined will be in the range of USD 70 billion in FY22.
Lastly, due to better crop outlook, the import of sugar, wheat and cotton will witness massive slowdown during the second half of fiscal year.
This will further reduce the import and in turn, current account deficit.
The risk to above includes further hike in global commodity and energy prices.
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