Current account deficit hits $874m in July-September

State Bank figures show the first-quarter gap already larger than the whole of last fiscal year, as imports outpaced export gains and FDI rose 20%.

The current account deficit rose to $874m in July–September FY27, from $755m a year earlier, SBP data show.

September alone swung to a $356m deficit from a $133m surplus in the same month last year.

The first-quarter gap already exceeds the $391m deficit recorded for all of FY26.

The goods trade deficit rose more than 15% to $10.79bn, with imports up over $2.2bn.

FDI increased 20% to $719.7m in the same quarter, led by Canada at $229m.

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